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Augustine Kinsman PEARCE

Regimental number4823
Place of birthLauriston, Victoria
Place of birthDaylesford, Victoria
SchoolDaylesford State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPrinter
Address1 Charles Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Pearce, 1 Charles Street, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialPoelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot LX, Row A, Grave No. 18), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ellen PEARCE, 1 Charles Street, St. Kilda, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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