Regimental number | 576 |
Place of birth | Narrandera New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Quantambane, Brewarrina, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Joseph Pearson, Quantambane, Brewarrina, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Brigade Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches 'Conspicuous ability and devotion to duty, 4-5 November 1916.' Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 19 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6124 Pte Leslie Browning PEARSON, 17th Bn, commend return to Australia, 4 May 1917; died en route; buried Freetown Cemetery, Sierra Leone, West Africa. |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Brewarrina Cemetery |