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(Pte) Edward George Pearman
Pte Edward George Pearman (middle row right) of Rosewater enlisted in August 1915 and embarked for overseas on 27 October 1915 aboard HMAT Benalla. He was captured by the enermy at Pozieres on 22 August 1916. Photo shows 14 Australian Prisoners of War (POW) in German POW camp at Munster. He was repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 21 March 1919.
| Regimental number | 2757 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Wood machinist |
| Address | North Arms Road, Rosewater PO, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane Pearman, North Arms Road, Rosewater PO, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 7-Aug-15 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 23-Jul-15 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 9 February 1919 |
ID number P03236.014
Collection Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Photographer Unknown
Date made August 1916 - December 1918
DescriptionGroup portrait of fourteen Australian Prisoners of War (POW) in German POW camp at Munster.
Identified back row from left to right:
2715 Private (Pte) Thomas John Marsh, 51st Battalion from Kalgoorlie WA;
Pte Marsh enlisted in August 1915 and embarked for overseas on 2 November 1915 aboard HMAT Ulysses. He was captured at Mouquet Farm on 15 August 1916, repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 21 April 1919; on 26 May 1919 he committed suicide.
2789 Pte Francis Henry Ryniker, 51st Battalion from Bedforddale, WA;
Pte Ryniker enlisted in August 1915 and embarked for overseas on 2 November 1915 aboard HMAT Ulysses. He was captured at Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916, repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 13 April 1915.
2835 Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Reginald Silvester Kiss, 54th Battalion from Eugowra NSW;
L/Cpl Kiss enlisted in June 1915 and embarked for overseas on 30 September 1915 aboard HMAT Argyllshire. He was captured at Laventie on 20 July 1916, transferred to Holland in August 1918, repatriated to England in November 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 23 August 1919.
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Middle row from left to right:
3608 Pte Tom Elliot Peake, 51st Battalion from Albany, WA;
Pte Peake enlisted in September 1915 and embarked for overseas on 17 January 1916 aboard HMAT Borda. He was captured at Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916, repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 17 March 1919.
2492 Pte Douglas Walter Tulloch, 51st Battalion from Mount Sir Samuel WA;
Pte Tulloch enlisted in May 1915 and embarked for overseas on 2 September 1915 aboard HMAT Anchises. He was captured at Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916, repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 13 April 1919.
2430 Pte Phillip Redding, 13th Battalion from Sydney NSW; Thompson;
Pte Redding enlisted in May 1915 and embarked for overseas on 20 August 1915 aboard HMAT Shropshire. He was captured at Pozieres on 11 August 1916, repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 26 April 1919.
2757 Pte Edward George Pearman, 27th Battalion from Rosewater, SA.
Pte Pearman enlisted in August 1915 and embarked for overseas on 27 October 1915 aboard HMAT Benalla. He was captured at Pozieres on 22 August 1916, repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 21 March 1919.
Front row from left to right:
3815 Pte Gilbert Manson, 47th Battalion from Byron Bay, NSW;
Pte Manson enlisted on 12 August 1915 and embarked for overseas on 30 November 1915 aboard HMAT Suffolk. He was captured at Pozieres on 11 August 1916, repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 26 March 1919.
2797 Pte Ernest Joseph Cobb, 54th Battalion, from Sydney, NSW; Taylor;
Pte Cobb enlisted in June 1915 and embarked for overseas on 30 September 1915 aboard HMAT Argyllshire. He was captured at Laventie on 20 July 1916, repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 26 December 1919.
2195 Pte Clarence John Mara, 10th Battalion, from Jamestown SA;
Pte Mara enlisted in March 1915 and embarked for overseas on 23 June 1915 aboard HMAT Borda. He was captured at Pozieres on 22 August 1916, repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 21 March 1919.
2432 Pte Frederick Charles Pope, 51st Battalion, from Katanning, WA.
Pte Pope enlisted in August 1915 and embarked for overseas on 13 October 1915 aboard HMAT Themistocles. He was captured at Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916, repatriated to England in December 1918 and arrived back in Australia on 2 August 1919.
One of a series of over 400 photographs sent by Australian POWs in German camps to Miss M. E. Chomley, Secretary, Prisoners Department, Australian-British Red Cross Society, London. Original album housed in AWM Research Centre at RC00864, Album image number 26.
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