Maurice Bertram PEARS MC

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PEARS, Maurice Bertram

Service Number:	235017
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
Born:	Paddington, New South Wales Australia, 14 November 1929
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Boys High School, Royal Military College Duntroon, Canberra, Australia
Occupation:	Army Officer
Died:	n/a, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

Korean War Service

16 Jul 1951:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 235017, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
16 Jul 1951:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, 235017

Brief Summary

Following service with the 3 RAR Korea, served with 59 Inf Bn and the School of Infantry. Later after Staff College, he served with the Pacific Islands Regiment. After a short period at Army HQ he was appointed CO CSC RMC Duntroon 1966-68 from which he returned to PNG as CO 1 PIR. He resigned in 1970 to a managerial appointment with CRA Bougainville Copper Ltd.

Submitted 14 November 2014 by Maurice (Maurie) Pears

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Biography

Royal Australian Infantry Corps

Served in Korea as a Platoon Commander with 3rd Battalion Royal Australian Regiment 16 Jul 1951 - 15 JUL 1952

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