PEARSALL, Benjamin James Roy
| Service Number: | T26633 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1942, Kingston, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 40 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Kingston, Tasmania, Australia, 13 April 1907 |
| Home Town: | Kingston, Kingborough, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State Schools |
| Occupation: | Farmer & Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Illness, Tasmania, 9 May 1982, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 1 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, T26633, 40th Infantry Battalion, Kingston, Tasmania | |
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| 1 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, T26633, 40 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, T26633, 40 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Benjamin James Roy PEARSALL was born in Kingston, Tasmania on 13th April, 1907
His parents were Benjamin James PEARSALL and Olive Mabel MARSDEN
He married Joyce Frances (Joy) LEWIS in 1939 - she died in 2006 (same cemetery as Benjamin)
He enlisted for WW2 in Kingston on 1st May, 1942 - last rank was Sergeant with the 40th Infantry Battalion
He died in Tasmania on 9th May 1982 and is buried in the North West Bay Cemetery in Margate, Tasmania
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Two of his brothers also served during WW2
1. Thomas Gordon PEARSALL (SN TX6060 & T11414) Army -returned to Australia and died in Queensland on 28th December, 2003
2. Alan Loudon PEARSALL (SN 408268) RAAF died 8th March, 1944
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