Francis Robert PEARCE

PEARCE, Francis Robert

    Service Number: 4222
    Enlisted: 27 August 1915
    Last Rank: Gunner
    Last Unit: 6th Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: Pratten, Queensland, Australia, 6 May 1889
    Home Town: Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Bushman
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 June 1917, aged 28 years
    Cemetery: London Rifle Brigade Cemetery
    Plot IV, Row A, Grave 12, London Rifle Brigade Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warwick War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    27 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
    3 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 4222, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
    3 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 4222, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
    4 Jun 1917: Involvement Gunner, 4222, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4222 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-06-04

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    Biography contributed by Barbara Krnos

    Father was Alfred Pearce, born in Randwick, Gloucesteershire, England and Hannah (Whitby) Pearce born in Norfolk, Suffolk England.  They were married at Cassilis, NSW. AUS.  His father died before the war, and Francis listed his occupation as bushman.  His will left all he had to a Miss  Millie Stevens, Tattersalls Hotel, Casino NSW.

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