Mildura war hero Samuel Pearse’s remains believed discovered

Caitlyn Morgan

DNA tests will confirm whether remains found in a Russian cemetery are those of Sunraysia’s most decorated war hero, Samuel George Pearse VC, 100 years after his death. Sergeant Pearse died in action while fighting Bolshevik forces in Emtsa, northern Russia, on August 29, 1919. Former Mildura military researcher and author Mike Irwin was recently […]

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