Regimental number | 2461 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Armidale Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Llandill Avenue, Strathfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Pearse, Llandill Avenue, Strathfield, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served in Egypt, Gallipoli and France. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row H, Grave no. 4), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 158 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert William and Emily Mary PEARSE, 10 Bligh Street, Sydney, New SOuth Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother Capt Ernest Wolesley Pearse. |