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PEARCE, William Bastion
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3366 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Navy |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 7 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | The Geelong College, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Articled clerk |
| Died: | Lorne, Victoria, Australia , 30 January 1939, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3366, 2nd Field Ambulance | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3366, 2nd Field Ambulance, Ebarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6th Field Ambulance |
World War 2 Service
| 20 May 1918: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, Royal Australian Navy | |
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| Date unknown: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Pearce
During World War I, William enlisted (No. 3366) as a Private in the AIF on 5th March 1915 and sailed on HMAT A31 Ajana on 4 June 1915. He served with the 6th Field Ambulance on Gallipoli, and from Egypt was invalided home with a severe attack of enteric fever. He was discharged and although he endeavoured to re-enlist in the army, he was unsuccessful. On 3 January 1916 he returned to Australia aboard the Hospital Ship HMS Ulysses. Later he joined the navy with the rank of Lieutenant and remained in that branch of the Services until the end of the War.
Reference: The Geelong College.
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