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PEARSE, Bertram Wellesley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 728 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, 20 September 1881 |
| Home Town: | Burnside (SA), Burnside City Council, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School & Winham College |
| Occupation: | Sheep Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, 25 May 1915, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Burnside District Fallen Soldiers' Memorial - Rose Park, Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burnside & District - Fallen Soldiers Memorial Trees - Rose Park, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 728 | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 728, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hessen embarkation_ship_number: A45 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 728, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, SS Hessen, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 728, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 728 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-05-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Bertram Wellesley PEARSE was born on 20th September, 1881 in Burra, South Australia
His parents were Thomas Henry PEARSE & Emily Elizabeth HILES
He married Irene Elphinstone SAWERS in South Australia in 1903 - one known daughter, Beryl Dorothy Elphinstone PEARSE b. 1904
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