Regimental number | 5632 |
Place of birth | Caltowie, South Australia |
School | Whyte Yarcowie State School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Yarcowie, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.6 |
Height | 6' 3.5" |
Weight | 182 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rosina Pearce, Whyte-Yarcowie, South Australia |
Previous military service | Member, 3 years, Terowie Rifle Club |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Beach Cemetery (Plot VI, Row G, Grave No. II), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; Edward and Rosena PEARCE, Whyte-Yarcowie, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Sgt Edgar Bulling MM. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PEARCE Edward Franklin |