Regimental number | 679 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hawker, South Australia |
Place of birth | Kent Town, South Australia |
School | Hawker Public School, South Australia; Glanville South Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | c/o Miss Gold, Port Augusta, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, W H Pearce, Quorn, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of fate given on Nominal Roll as 25-29 April 1915. |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 21.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Beach Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 15), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Georgina PEARCE, Rose Neath, Quorn, South Australia. Native of Hawker, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |