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PEARSON, Alexander Edwin
Personal Details
Service Number: | 680 |
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Enlisted: | 10 March 1915, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 29 April 1884 |
Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 18 August 1916, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parkside Public School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | |
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29 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 680, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 680, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
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Enlisted as Alexander Pearson, while BDM S.A. (Births deaths and Marriages) shows his middle name as Edwin.