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PEARSON, Joseph David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4243 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Greenridge Parish near Coraki, New South Wales, Australia, 5 October 1897 |
| Home Town: | Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Greenridge Public School Richmond Riveri, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bora Ridge Roll of Honor, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour, Coraki Honour Board, Coraki War Memorial, Green Ridge Public School, Green Ridge Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4243, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4243, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4243, 26th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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