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PIERCE, George Frederick

Service Number:	2839
Enlisted:	29 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Sebastian, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

29 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2839, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
10 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2839, 6th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2839, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2839, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
14 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2839, 6th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2839, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2839, 6th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2839, 6th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge

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