William PEARSE MID

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PEARSE, William

Service Number:	1116
Enlisted:	11 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia
Schooling:	London County Council School, England
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	23 June 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Watervale Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Manoora Pictorial Honour Roll, Manoora Roll of Honour WW1

World War 1 Service

11 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1116, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1116, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
28 Sep 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1116, 12th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Father and Mother (nee
living at

Next of kin: sister Martha Louise Pearse, 22 Sydney Street, City Road, London, England.
later changed address - 20 Hampden Road, Upper Halloway, London, England.

William on enlisting lived at Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia.

Described on enlisting as 29 years 4 months old; single; 5' 7" tal; 150 lbs;
fair complexion; grey eyes; auburn hair; Church of England.

11/9/1914 Enlisted at Morphettville
Completed medical at Morphettville, fit for service

7/12/1914 Commanding Officer appointed William to 12th Infantry Battalion
3rd Brigade at Broadmeadows, Victoria

22/12/1914 Embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Themistocles A32
as a Private in the 12th Infantry Battalion, 1st reinforcements

30/5/1915 Embarked to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria

29/7/1915 sick to hospital, Gallipoli

1/8/1915 landed - debility - Alexandria
admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolos

30/8/1915 embarked on board City of Edinburgh, Gallipoli, to join unit

30/9/1915 admitted to Repatriation by Anzac Base, Mudros

25/10/1915 disembarked into Malta, ex HS Somali - with Rheumatism

4/12/1915 discharged from hospital in Malta (fit for active service)
embarked for Egypt on board HT Miltiades

7/1/1916 rejoined unit Tel-El-Kebir

14/2/1916 admitted sick - Influenza
20/2/1916 admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital

7/3/1916 bronchitis

7/6/1916 joined base depot France

4/8/1916 taken on strength into 12th Infantry Battalion, France

19/8/1916 Wounded in Action, France

28/8/1916        MENTION IN DESPATCHES
                        "At Pozieres, France, during operations from 19-22 August 1916
                        near Mouquet Farm, showed great gallantry and devotion to duty,
                        were stretcher-bearers during the whole period, without rest,
                        carried on their work, at times under very heavy shell fire,
                        thereby getting the wounded out of the danger zone and saving
                        many lives."

27/11/1916 sick in the field

27/12/1916 Embarked for England on board HS St Patrick

29/12/1916 admitted to 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford, England (myalgia)

6/2/1917 admitted rheumatism and shell shock to 3rd Auxillary Hospital, England

21/2/1917 marched in from Dartford Hospital to No.2 Convalescent Depot,
Weymouth, England

6/4/1917 marched out to embark to return to Australia
per HT Thermostocles

4/5/1917 embarked on board HT Thermostocles, returning to Australia

28/9/1917 discharged from service

Medals:
WWI 1914-1915 Star (2895); British War medal (1577); Victory medal (1577).

Married Annie

Children:
19/10/1925 a son, Ronald Desmond Pearse (died 3 mths old, Leasingham SA)
noted in the Adelaide Chronicle on 7/11/1925
Dudley, Victor, Vera, Wilfred, Gordon and Alan

23/6/1959 William passed away
buried in: Watervale Cemetery, Watervale, South Australia

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 26/12/2014. Lest we forget.

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