Kearns, Peter

All Campaigns

20 Jan

Written By Renegade Moss

SURNAME

Kearns

NAME

Peter

PLACE OF BIRTH

Toowoomba, QLD

OCCUPATION

Miner

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Cairns, QLD

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

1/07/1916

NEXT OF KIN

(sister) Miss Mary Kearns, Brisbane, QLD

LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE

On Douglas Shire Council’s Honour Roll.

Address on Nominal Roll: Mosman, Sydney NSW (maybe transcription error)

REGIMENT 1

11th of 4th Pioneers

RANK

Private

DATE DISCHARGED

27/10/1917

OTHER INFORMATION

British War Medal No.23512

STORY OUTLINE

Peter Kearns enlisted at Cairns (Mossman connection?) and embarked at Brisbane for overseas on the ship HMAT "Boona" and disembarked at Plymouth England.

Hospitalised at Fovent & Fargo Military Hospitals in Wiltshire for bronchitis and finally sent home on the hospital ship HMAT Nestora because of chronic bronchitis and discharged three months later having not seen action overseas.

SERVICE NO

2890