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Herbert Leslie PEARCE

Regimental number2247
Place of birthSouth Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationPostal assistant
Address517 Argent Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Phoebe Hannah Pearce, 517 Argent Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Divisional Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 9 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William John and Phoebe Hannah PEARCE. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death3 August 1940
Age at death48
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales

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