PIERSON W.F.

Given Names:  William Frederick

Service Number:  473A

Unit:  Machine Gun Company 6, 7th reinforcements                                                          

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  199993

Age:  18 Yrs  11 Mths

Occupation:  Farm Hand                                                                                                 

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6¼ In                  

Weight:  126 Lbs

Chest:  33-35½ In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  15/8/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Fred Pierson

27 Raymond Street, Cheshire, England                                                                             

Embarkation Date:  25/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ulysses A38

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Dunluce Castle                                

Embarked:  16/3/1919                               

Disembarked:  15/5/1919

Unit:  39th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  22/6/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  57266

Victory Medal:  57670

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  28/8/1897

Place:  Cheshire, England                        

Father:  Fred PIERSON                           

Mother:   

MARRIAGE

Year:              

Place:             

Spouse: Wilga

DEATH

Date or Year: 28/5/1985                          

Place: ,           

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 21/8/1918; gun shot wound, chest

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  N69208                                                  

Date Enlisted:   3/10/1939                                                     

Date Discharged:  12/11/1947

COMMENTS

Lived at 'Benori', Denmark Street, Kew on enlistment