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LEAR, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2060 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, United Kingdom, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Arncliffe, Rockdale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St. Marks Church of England School, Manchester, England |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 26 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX11, Row C, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads: We think of his life a duty done, unselfish & brave, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2060, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2060, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2060, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 10 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Citation reads: Conspicuously conscientious and reliable work. Awarded, and promulgated in the London Gazette, second Supplement, No. 30107, 1 June 1917; Commonwealth Gazette No. 169 on the 4 October 1917. Recommendation date: 5 March 1917 | |
| 25 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2060, Shell wounds to the back | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 2060, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2060 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years
Son of John Wesley Hugh Lear and Sarah Lear of 'Gowan Brae' 14 Allen Street, Arncliffe, Sydney, NSW. Previously of 143 NOrth Street, Openshaw, Manchester, England. Brother of Harold Lear of Auburn, NSW
While living in Manchester he was apprenticed to Crossley Motors Ltd.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Comments from the Roll of Honour Circular were:
He was known as the little man with a big heart as he was always ready to help his comrades and always prepared to lead. His motto being that of the Church Lads Brigade (Fight the good fight)