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PEART, Edward Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 212 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 February 1915, Enlisted at Dunolly, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Betley, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Betley, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 1 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Betley District Roll of Honour, Dunolly Great War Memorial, Emerald Ladies Probus Club Roll of Remembrance, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 212, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dunolly, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 212, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 212, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Transferred from the 23rd Battalion to the 2nd Pioneer Battalion at the Canal Zone | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 212, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 212 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Douglas Peart and Mary Alice Peart of Betley, Vic.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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