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PEARSON, Robert David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4218 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot (AIF) |
| Born: | Oldbury, Worcestershire, England, 14 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmiths' Striker |
| Died: | Natural causes, Claremont, Western Australia, 30 August 1975, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated - Memorial Plaque |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4218, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
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| 15 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 4218, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 4218, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 4218, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 4218, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Fremantle | |
| 14 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 14 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot (AIF) | |
| 15 Feb 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4218, 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot (AIF), HT Llanstephan Castle, Plymouth for return to Australia (medically unfit - eyesight) - arriving on 7 April 1918. | |
| 15 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4218, 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot (AIF) |
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