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PEARS, Ernest Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1346 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1914, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northampton, England, 8 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Traveller |
| Died: | Natural causes, Ardoyne Hospital, Corinda, Queensland, 11 January 1928, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1346, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1346, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1346, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 12 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1346, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Apr 1915: | Wounded Lance Corporal, 1346, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (chest) | |
| 1 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Wounded Sergeant, 1346, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , 2nd occasion - GSW (right leg) | |
| 1 Feb 1917: | Wounded Sergeant, 1346, 15th Infantry Battalion, 3rd occasion - GSW (legs) | |
| 18 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1346, 15th Infantry Battalion |
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