Albert George (George) PEARCE

PEARCE, Albert George

Service Numbers: 159, 105
Enlisted: 22 November 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 41st Infantry Battalion
Born: Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, 6 May 1890
Home Town: Gin Gin, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling: Booyal State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Cancer, Gin Gin, , Queensland, Australia, 31 March 1962, aged 71 years
Cemetery: Gin Gin General Cemetery, Qld
Servicemen's Grave
Memorials: Apple Tree Creek State School Honor Roll, Apple Tree Creek War Memorial (Digger), Booyal Central School Roll of Honour, Booyal Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

22 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 159, Brisbane, Queensland
13 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 159, 14th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1,

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Service Record indicates his Service number is 105 not 159

13 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 159, 14th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
10 Aug 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 41st Infantry Battalion
31 Aug 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 41st Infantry Battalion
27 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 105, 41st Infantry Battalion

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Biography

NoK: Father Ruben PEARCE, via Childers, Queensland

Returned to Australia 20 December 1918