Regimental number | 3114 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
School | Albion Street Public School, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Platelayer |
Address | Enfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, George Alfred Pearce, Punchbowl Road, Enfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 25.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row F, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Alfred and Rose Winifred PEARCE, 365 Crown Street, Surrey Hills, Sydney |
Family/military connections | Two brothers enlisted 1914 and 1915, John Cecil Pearce and James Henry Pearce, both returned. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |