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PEARSON, John Bell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2131 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Chippendale, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2131, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2131, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2131, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Catherine Pearson of St Leonards, NSW
Husband of Violet Margaret Pearson nee Copes of 49 O'Connor Street, Chippendale, NSW. John and Violet married during1910c in NSW. Father of Alfred George Pearson and Cora Kathleen May Pearson ad Ellen Minnie Violet Pearson
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal