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PESCOD, Lewis George
Personal Details
Service Number: | 221 |
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Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Original B Company |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1881 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Borlaise Grammar School, Buckinghamshire |
Occupation: | Engraver |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Row L, Grave 7 Headstone inscription reads: Rest in Peace, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Aug 1914: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 221, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 221, 9th Infantry Battalion, Original B Company | |
24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 221, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 221, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Charlotte Ann Pescod of 53a Little Ealing Lane, South Ealing, England.
Brother of Ernest Owen Pescod who was killed in action on 7 November 1915 while serving with the 11th Battalion. Buried in the Shell Green Cemetery, Plot 11, Row 1, Grave 7
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal