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PEARCE, Norman Lee
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2977 |
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| 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 RSL Roll of Honour, Parkes Remembrance Walk, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2977, 5th Field Ambulance | |
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| 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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