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George Pearson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Pearson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 40363 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Wesleyan, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 October 1888 AWMM Helensville, Auckland Province AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre Nov 1916 AWMM Rawene, Hokianga, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Dairy farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    G. Pearson (father), Rawene, Hokianga, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 June 1917 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 40363 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Nov 1916 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 feet 6 1/2 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      10 stone 4 pounds AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Medium Dark AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Brown AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Trench Fever - admitted to hospitals on Lewisham, Walton-on-Thames and Codford. AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Heart Failure and blood clot AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of George Pearson and Elizabeth Peck. Attended Rawene Primary School.

    With regards to the hospitalisation for trench fever, his family think it was unlikely that it was in fact this, as he was only in the field for 22 days, but he did speak about being gassed.

    Married 14 July 1920 Lilian Jane Hamilton - had two daughters and one son.

    Retired to Rawene, 1947. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    11 November 1962 AWMM
    Age 74 AWMM
    Rawene, Northland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Rawene Public Cemetery, Far North District, New Zealand AWMM RSA Section AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald 12 November 1962 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R20800021
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      66: 12 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald 12 November 1962 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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