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PEARCE, Arthur Douglas Shenton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1742 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Qld., 1883 |
| Home Town: | Cardwell, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Insurance Clerk |
| Died: | Heidelberg,Vic., 13 June 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Dodonaea, Wall C, Niche 46 |
| Memorials: | Canberra Australian War Memorial Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Orange Officers of the 19th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1742, 19th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 19 Jun 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1742, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 1742, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Robert Henry PEARCE and Ellen Elizabeth nee BALDING, Cardwell, Queensland
Military Cross
'For conspicuous gallantry and initiative during the attack east of Villers Bretonneux, on 8th August, 1918. On reaching the objective, heavy machine gun fire was experienced from a building on the outskirts of Warfusee Abancourt. Taking one man only, he rushed the building capturing and bringing back sixteen prisoners and four machine guns. He showed great daring in face of extremely heavy opposition.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67
Date: 3 June 1919
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