Regimental number | 364 |
Place of birth | Dimboola, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Kewell North, via Murtoa, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.9 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Harry Pearse, Kewell North, via Murtoa, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 19th Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Horsham, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Durham Castle', 10 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: severelt wounded, gun shot wound, left elbow), 18 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Drowned at Inverell, New South Wales. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Blackheath (Sailors' Home) Cemetery, nr Horsham, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PEARSE John Allan Douglas |