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PEARSON, Elliott John Harvey William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX1661 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 January 1940, Wayville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Harrogate, South Australia, 2 February 1907 |
| Home Town: | Balhannah, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, England, United Kingdom, 3 December 1940, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Colchester Cemetery, Essex, United Kingdom Grave reference: Sec. B. Div. B. Grave 79., Colchester Cemetery, Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, SX1661 | |
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| 2 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX1661, 2nd/1st Machine Gun Battalion, Wayville, South Australia | |
| 3 Dec 1940: | Involvement Private, SX1661, 2nd/1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Elliott John Harvey William PEARSON was born in Harrogate, South Australia on 2nd February, 1907
His parents were William Ambrose John PEARSON & Florence Victoria TEAKLE
He married Mary Ellen WESTON in St Thomas Church, Balhannah, SA on 12th September, 1928
He enlisted in the Army on 2nd January, 1940 - his last rank & unit were Private with the 2nd/1st Machine Gun Battalion (AIF)
Elliott died at the Radcliffe Infirmary in England on 3rd December, 1940 whilst undergoing surgery for a cerebral brain tumour - he is buried in the Colchester Cemetery
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