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PEARS, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1272 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penrith, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Penrith council School, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of illness - Dysentery, 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 29 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 123 Chaplain R.H. Pitt-Owen officiated Headstone inscription reads: With love from his sisters, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1272, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1272, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1272, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 22 years
Address at the time of enlistment was 84 Cathedral Street, Sydney
Son of Edmund Arthur Harrington Pears and Elizabeth Pears. Next of kin given as his sister D. Heath of 2 Westham Road, Penrith, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal