PEARSON, Frederick Francis
| Service Number: | 869 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadow, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Middle Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunyip War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 869, Enlisted at Broadmeadow, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 869, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 869, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Help us honour Frederick Francis Pearson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 94 Canterbury road, Middle Park, Victoria
Son of Charles Pearsosn and Blanche Emily Pearson nee Cox of Bunyip, Gippsland, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
According to the book “Our Dear Old Battalion” written by Ron Austin on page 43 a soldier related that “once ashore the Platoon Sergeant Ted Ault ordered us to split as we neared what was afterwards called the Pimple; Ault, 869 Fred Pearson, 759 Jackie Thompson, 210 Bill Burt, 862 Bill Stewart and 860 Mick O’Dwyer being amongst those that went to the left while others went to the right. None of the left party were ever seen again.”