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PEIRCE, Frederick Thomas

Service Number:	5261
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:	East Maitland Municipality of East Maitland Roll of Honour, Maitland Congregational Church Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5261, Sydney
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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