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John PEARSE

Regimental number859
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBlacksmith
Address19 Brockman Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height6' 0.5"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Pearse, 19 Brockman Street, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date18 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name32nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on 24 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France
Age at death24.7
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, row L, Grave No. 48), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Jessie PEARSE, 27 Congdon Street, Swanbourne, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsTwo brothers Arthur Gordon Pearse and Claude Simpson Pearse.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Fremantle onboard HMAT 'Katuna', 28 November 1915; disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19 July 1916.

Buried Eaton Hall Cemetery by Reverend F. G. Ward, 20 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, PEARSE John

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