Regimental number | 2870 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Penarth, Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Trapper |
Address | Exchange, Koorlong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G S Pearce, Exchange, Koorlong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 73rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; discharged. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Discharged in London |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal After discharged from the AIF, enlisted as 133002 in the Royal Fusiliers, City of London Regiment, as part of the North Russia Relief Force; killed in action, 28 August 1919; posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as PEARCE. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PEARSE Samuel George |