Edward Franklin PEARCE

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PEARCE, Edward Franklin

Service Number:	5632
Enlisted:	7 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Caltowie, South Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Whyte-Yarcowie, South Australia
Schooling:	Whyte-Yarcowie State School
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 29 October 1917
Cemetery:	Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Terowie Institute Honour Board, Terowie War Memorial, Whyte-Yarcowie War Memorial, Yarcowie District Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

7 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5632, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5632, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5632, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
14 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion
29 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5632, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5632 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-29

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Biography

"...5632 Private Edward Franklin Pearce of Caltowie, South Australia. A farm labourer before enlisting in April 1916, Pte Pearce formed part of the 15th Reinforcements of the 27th Battalion. He spent just over a week as a Lance Corporal before being killed by shrapnel whilst on a fatigue party on Anzac Ridge near Broodseinde on 29 October 1917." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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