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PEARCE, Albert Victor
Service Number: | 9658 |
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Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
Born: | Not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
Died: | Croydon, South Australia, 13 October 1971, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General D, Path 14, Grave 11A. |
Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Wallaroo Lloyd Memorial 'Welsh' Congregational Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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31 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 9658, 11th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
31 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 9658, 11th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suevic, Adelaide | |
10 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Father and Mother Mrs Edith Pearce, Frederick Street, Clarence Park, South Australia
Described on enlisting as 22 years 6 months old; single; 5' 6 1/4" tall; 132 lbs;
fresh complexion; blue eyes; light brown hair; Congregational
24/1/1916 enlisted in Adelaide, South Australia
31/1/1916 Commanding Officer appointed albert to C Company, 2nd Depot Battalion
Adelaide Camp
1-16/2/1916 Artillery Group
31/5/1916 embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT A29 Suevic
as a Driver, 11th Field Company Engineers, Headquarters
21/7/1916 disembarked into Devonport, England
25/11/1916 proceeded overseas to France, ex Southampton
28/2/1917 to hospital sick, France
1/3/1917 Mumps, admitted to hospital, France
10/5/1917 Driver rejoined unit from hospital, and placed on Supernumeracy List
12/6/1917 detached for duty
12/2/1918 proceeded on leave, England
26/2/1918 rejoined unit in the field
28/7/1918 detached to L G School
6/8/1918 rejoined unit
8/2/1919 influenza (dangerously ill), admitted to 63rd Australian Auxillary Hospital
24/3/1919 marched in to No.1 Command Depot, Sutton veny
Driver, 11th Field Company Engineers
5/4/1919 returned to Australia on board Warwickshire
10/7/1919 discharged from service in AIF
Medals:
British War medal (14215) and Victory medal (14004)
Married: Alice Florence Pearce (nee _______)
Children: Arthur, Roma and John
last lived at Croydon North, South Australia.
13/10/1971 Albert passed away (78 years old)
buried in: Centennial Park Cemetery, Goodwood Road, Pasadena, SA
General D, Path 14, Grave 11A
buried with Albert is:
10/8/1959 wife - Alice Florence Pearce
29/9/2005 son - John Brian Pearce
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 9/6/2015. Lest we forget.