Albert Victor PEARCE

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PEARCE, Albert Victor

Service Number:	9658
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
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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Biography

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.

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