William James PEARSON

PEARSON, William James

Service Number: 1746
Enlisted: 17 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 19th Infantry Battalion
Born: Liverpool, England, 1893
Home Town: South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Steward
Died: Died of wounds - gunshot wound to the chest, At sea on board HS Assays, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 October 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, buried at sea Panel 64, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

17 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1746, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
19 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1746, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
19 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 1746, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James and Margaret Ann Pearson of 116 Breck Road, Annfield, Liverpool, England. In August 1919 she was residing at 197 Commercial Road, South Yarra, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal