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PEIRCE, Frederick Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5261 |
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Enlisted: | 28 August 1915, Sydney |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Southport, Queensland, Australia, 7 December 1896 |
Home Town: | East Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | West Maitland Public School, Maitland High School and the University of Sydney, New South Wales |
Occupation: | University Student |
Died: | Natural causes, Dee Why, New South Wales, Australia, 1 April 1950, aged 53 years |
Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Cremated |
Memorials: | Maitland Congregational Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5261, Sydney | |
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5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5261, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5261, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Signal Troop, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
12 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 6th Light Horse Regiment | |
28 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5261, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, GSW right thigh (compound fracture) | |
3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5261, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Medically unfit |
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