Regimental number | 859 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | 19 Brockman Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 6' 0.5" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Pearse, 19 Brockman Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 24.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, row L, Grave No. 48), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Jessie PEARSE, 27 Congdon Street, Swanbourne, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Two brothers Arthur Gordon Pearse and Claude Simpson Pearse. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Fremantle onboard HMAT 'Katuna', 28 November 1915; disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Buried Eaton Hall Cemetery by Reverend F. G. Ward, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PEARSE John |