John William PEARSON

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Service Number:	50124
Enlisted:	12 January 1918, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 7 March 1885
Home Town:	Benalla, Benalla, Victoria
Schooling:	Benalla State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Memorials:	Benalla Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honor Roll

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12 Jan 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50124, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918
21 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 50124, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
21 Mar 1918:	Embarked Private, 50124, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney
31 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK
6 Jun 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Training Battalion (AIF), Promoted Acting Lance Corporal to 22nd Battalion Reinforcement’s
18 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of 22nd Battalion in the field France
28 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50124, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Gunshot wound head near the village of Cappy on the advance to Mont St Quentin Evacuated UK for treatment and convalescence
14 Jan 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50124, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit GSW Head on HT City of York
14 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50124, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit GSW Head

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