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Samuel George PEARSE

Regimental number2870
Date of birth16 July 1897
Place of birthPenarth, Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTrapper
AddressExchange, Koorlong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 6"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, G S Pearce, Exchange, Koorlong, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the 73rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; discharged.
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 10 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Battalion
FateDischarged in London 18 July 1919
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918

Discharge date18 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

After discharged from the AIF, enlisted as 133002 in the Royal Fusiliers, City of London Regiment, as part of the North Russia Relief Force; killed in action, 28 August 1919; posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
Miscellaneous detailsSurname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as PEARCE.
SourcesNAA: B2455, PEARSE Samuel George

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