| Regimental number | 2561 |
| Place of birth | Pearcedale, Victoria |
| Other Names | William Henry |
| School | Somerville State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Piercedale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Father, Nathaniel Pearce, Piercedale, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted on the 27th January 1915 and was in camp in Victoria 9 months during that time he was rejected twice but finally passed and sailed from Port Melbourne on the Makarini on the 10th Sept. He was a bombing Sergeant and served at Egypt, Gallipoli and France. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 28.11 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 4), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 73 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Nathaniel and Mary Brace PEARCE, Pearcedale, Somerville, Victoria |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
