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PIERCE, James John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5897 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5897, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5897, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
After
My grandfather returned to his place of birth in the Snowy Mountains NSW where he named his property Passchendaele, where he fought and lost many friends and was almost killed. In his breast pocket was a silver cigarette case and rosary beads. The bullet chipped the cross,jerked through the case and saved him being shot in the heart. He married Laura (ninty) and they raised four children, two sons and two daughters. He died in 1969 on his property. For his entire life he gave very generously always to The Red Cross and the Salvation Army, both looked after him on the front line, he never hesitated to part with thousands of pounds each year for them.
Submitted 26 April 2015 by Felicity Pierce