Norman Lee PEARCE

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Service Number:	2977
Enlisted:	6 April 1915
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Hillston, New South Wales, Australia, 3 September 1891
Home Town:	Parkes, Parkes, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Surveyor's assistant
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 November 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hillston Memorial Park Gates, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Parkes District Roll of Honor, Parkes Methodist Church Roll of Honor, Parkes Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Parkes Remembrance Walk, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

6 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2977, 5th Field Ambulance
31 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 2977, 5th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: ''
31 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 2977, 5th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ajana, Sydney
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Field Ambulance
18 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Field Ambulance
21 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade
20 Nov 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 2977, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2977 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-11-20

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