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PEARSON, Sydney Lewis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX20065, S5674 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1942, Puckapunyal, VIC |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment |
| Born: | Glencoe, SA, 6 December 1914 |
| Home Town: | Millicent, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer and Compositor |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jul 1942: | Involvement Corporal, SX20065, 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment | |
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| 10 Jul 1942: | Involvement Corporal, S5674, 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment | |
| 10 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Puckapunyal, VIC | |
| 10 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX20065, 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment | |
| 8 Jan 1946: | Discharged | |
| 8 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX20065, 2nd/4th Armoured Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mr. Pearson saw the change over of the 3rd Light Horse; to its new role as a motor regiment, and later went to the 2/4th Armoured Regiment. This unit served in Queensland, New Guinea and Bougainville and Mr. Pearson was transport corporal during these campaigns.
Their tanks were the first used against the Japanese in the Solomon Islands.
A printer and compositor before he went away, Mr. Pearson returned to take up this work again in February of this year. Married while on leave in 1942 Mr. Pearson is living with his wife in Krummel Street, Mount Gambier.
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