Regimental number | 1577 |
Place of birth | Ashfield, New South Wales |
School | Ashfield Preparatory College, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Cecil Street, Ashfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, A W Pearce, Cecil Street, Ashfield,NSW |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 18 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot XV, Row K, Grave No. 30), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 86 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Margaret PEARCE, "Shirley", 17 Cecil Street, Ashfield, New South Wales |