Regimental number | 944 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 155 Powell Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | G A Pearse, 155 Powell Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years 6 months in 9th Battery, Australian Field Artillery; discharged at own request. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | St Kilda, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A9 Shropshire on |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. 18), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Adams and Annie PEARSE, 155 Power Street, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 8 April 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 10 March 1916. Appointed Acting Bombardier, 12 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. Promoted Temporary Bombardier, 10 February 1917; Bombardier, 9 April 1917. On leave to England, 19 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 3 October 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 4 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PEARSE Stanley Adam |