Service Number:--- 859
Enlisted:--- 15 May 1915, Perth West Australia.
Age at Enlistment:---23 years and 5 months.
Last Rank:--- Sergeant
Last Unit: ---32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:--- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Home Town:--- Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:--- Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:--- Blacksmith and Farrier
Next of Kin:--- Father, John Pearse of 19 Brookmin St, Perth West Australia.
Died:--- Killed in action, France, 19 July 1916,.
Cemetery: ---Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Leederville Town Hall HB2
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Cover Photo--Studio portrait of 859 Sergeant (Sgt) John Pearse, 32nd Battalion. A blacksmith from Perth, Western Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Geelong on 18 November 1915 for Suez. His battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Sgt Pearse was killed in action on 19 July 1916 during the Battle of Fromelles and is buried in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, France. He was aged 24 years.
Enlisted:--- 15 May 1915, Perth West Australia.
Age at Enlistment:---23 years and 5 months.
Last Rank:--- Sergeant
Last Unit: ---32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:--- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Home Town:--- Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:--- Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:--- Blacksmith and Farrier
Next of Kin:--- Father, John Pearse of 19 Brookmin St, Perth West Australia.
Died:--- Killed in action, France, 19 July 1916,.
Cemetery: ---Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Leederville Town Hall HB2
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Cover Photo--Studio portrait of 859 Sergeant (Sgt) John Pearse, 32nd Battalion. A blacksmith from Perth, Western Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Geelong on 18 November 1915 for Suez. His battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Sgt Pearse was killed in action on 19 July 1916 during the Battle of Fromelles and is buried in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, France. He was aged 24 years.
Service Number:--- 859
Enlisted:--- 15 May 1915, Perth West Australia.
Age at Enlistment:---23 years and 5 months.
Last Rank:--- Sergeant
Last Unit: ---32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:--- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Home Town:--- Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:--- Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:--- Blacksmith and Farrier
Next of Kin:--- Father, John Pearse of 19 Brookmin St, Perth West Australia.
Died:--- Killed in action, France, 19 July 1916,.
Cemetery: ---Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Leederville Town Hall HB2
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Cover Photo--Studio portrait of 859 Sergeant (Sgt) John Pearse, 32nd Battalion. A blacksmith from Perth, Western Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Geelong on 18 November 1915 for Suez. His battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Sgt Pearse was killed in action on 19 July 1916 during the Battle of Fromelles and is buried in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, France. He was aged 24 years.
Enlisted:--- 15 May 1915, Perth West Australia.
Age at Enlistment:---23 years and 5 months.
Last Rank:--- Sergeant
Last Unit: ---32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:--- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Home Town:--- Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:--- Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:--- Blacksmith and Farrier
Next of Kin:--- Father, John Pearse of 19 Brookmin St, Perth West Australia.
Died:--- Killed in action, France, 19 July 1916,.
Cemetery: ---Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Leederville Town Hall HB2
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Cover Photo--Studio portrait of 859 Sergeant (Sgt) John Pearse, 32nd Battalion. A blacksmith from Perth, Western Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Geelong on 18 November 1915 for Suez. His battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Sgt Pearse was killed in action on 19 July 1916 during the Battle of Fromelles and is buried in the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, France. He was aged 24 years.
Gravesite Details
Sergeant, 32nd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action. Son of Jessie Pearse, of 27 Congdon St., Swanbourne, Western Australia, and the late John Pearse. Born in New South Wales. Age: 24.
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