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PEARSALL, Arthur McBain
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6849 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Zealand, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Rokeby, Clarence, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium Plot VII, Row B, Grave 3, The Huts Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rokeby St Matthew's Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6849, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6849, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6849, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6849, 12th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Arthur McBain PEARSALL was born in New Zealand in 1888
His parents were John PEARSALL & Caroline YOUNG who married in Hobart, Tasmania on 24th July, 1884
He enlisted in Claremont, Tasmania on 2nd October, 1916 and embarked from Melbourne with the 12th Infantry Battalion, 22nd reinforcements on the HMAT Ulysses on 25th October, 1916
Arthur was Killed in Action in Belgium on 30th September, 1917 and is buried in The Huts Cemetery in Belgium
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