S11201
PEARSON, Alfred Gilbert
| Service Number: | 2299 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2299, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2299, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide |
Alfred Gilbert Pearson
Name: Alfred Gilbert Pearson
Service Number: 2299
Place of Birth: Oakbank
Date of Birth: 8 April 1895
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 28 February 1916
Age at Enlistment: 20 years 8 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Minna Pearson
Occupation: Clerk
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Alfred left Australia on board HMAT Ballarat on 12 August 1916 and entered Codford , England with 13 Training Battalion on 30 September. His unit was sent to France on 14 March 1917, where he served throughout the war after joining the 50th Battalion. Alfred was admitted to the 1st Auxiliary Hospital with a “septum deflected” on 31 October 1918, but was able to rejoin the 50th on 1 December. He returned to Australia on the Ulysses on 22 July 1919 and was discharged on 16 October.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins