Regimental number | 4222 |
Place of birth | Pratten, Queensland |
School | State School, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bushman |
Address | Thanes Creek, Shane via Warwick, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Pearce, Thanes Creek, via Warwick, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served as Trooper in Australian Light Horse Regiment Defence Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | London Rifle Brigade Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 12), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Hannah PEARCE, Thane's Creek, Queensland. Native of Pratten, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |