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Norman Matthew PEARCE

Place of birth'Stanhope', Kellyville, New South Wales
SchoolThe King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
AddressStanhope, Kellyville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinFather, Matthew Squire Pearce, Stanhope, Kellyville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in 3rd Mounted Rifles in South Africa.
Enlistment date9 October 1914
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name6th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/11/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on 21 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Light Horse Regiment
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularCaptain Pearce went through South African war with Brigadier S Cox. He was the son of the late Mathew S Pearce of Stanhope, Kellyville, whose family has resided at 'Kings Langley', Seven Hills for over 125 years.
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1916
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 30), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
5
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Matthew Squire and Alice Rosann PEARCE. Native of Kellyville, New South Wales

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