Edward James PASCOE

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PASCOE, Edward James

Service Number:	889
Enlisted:	22 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Tickera, South Australia, 17 May 1884
Home Town:	Wayville, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 5 August 1916, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood War Memorial, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

22 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 889, 27th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia
31 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 889, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 889, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
5 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 889, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 889 awm_unit: 2 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-05

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James and Maria (nee O'Neill) Pascoe of Tickera, SA; later of Norwood SA; brother of Eliabeth Jane Mary Pascoe, Grace Charity Penhale Pascoe, Elizabeth Louisa Penhall Pascoe, David Joshua Pascoe

16 March 1916 - transferred from the 27th Battalion to the 2 Pioneer Battalion

His brother David was serving with the 50th Battalion when he was killed in action. David has no known grave

There are letters in his record from a friend, Miss C. Ryan of Ballarat, Victoria who had seen his name listed amongh those killed

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal,Victory Medal

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