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John Allan Douglas PEARSE

Regimental number364
Place of birthDimboola, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressKewell North, via Murtoa, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.9
Height5' 5.5"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinFather, Harry Pearse, Kewell North, via Murtoa, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the 19th Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date5 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 March 1916
Place of enlistmentHorsham, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 March 1918
Discharge date18 October 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Durham Castle', 10 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: severelt wounded, gun shot wound, left elbow), 18 October 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Drowned at Inverell, New South Wales.
Date of death25 September 1923
Age at death31
Place of burialBlackheath (Sailors' Home) Cemetery, nr Horsham, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, PEARSE John Allan Douglas

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