PEARCE, Edward
| Service Number: | 2424 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, West Maitland, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, 4 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Natural causes (lengthy illness), Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, 26 May 1943, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2424, West Maitland, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2424, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2424, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 13 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2424, 30th Infantry Battalion |
Edward Pearce
Edward (Ted) Pearce was born in Newcastle (Registered in Smedmore) to Ann Pearce nee Chapman and George Mutton Pearce on 04 Oct 1892. He was the 6th living child as 3 Children had died as babies.
Edward was a Miner and was living with his Mother Annie (who was a midwife) in Second St, Weston ( his Father had died the year before), when the Wallabies recruiting March came through Weston. It was this which must have enticed Edward to sign up when he did in Maitland on the 30th August 1915.
Edward married in 1920 to Leah (Lily) Watkins. Unfortunately they had no children, but were extremely fond of all the nieces and nephews. They lived in Weston the rest of their lives and were loved by all the families. Edward passed away in the Kurri Kurri hospital on 26 May 1943.
They were saddened when Lily's brother John Watkins was KIA in Fromelles, France
Submitted 31 January 2016 by Valerie Charlton
Biography contributed by John Edwards
Edward (Ted) Pearce was born in Newcastle (Registered in Smedmore) to Ann Pearce nee Chapman and George Mutton Pearce on 04 Oct 1892. He was the 6th living child as 3 Children had died as babies.
Ted was a Miner and was living with his Mother Annie (who was a midwife) in Second St, Weston ( his Father had died the year before), when the Wallabies recruiting March came through Weston. It was this which must have enticed Edward to sign up when he did in Maitland on the 30th August 1915.
Edward married in 1920 to Leah (Lily) Watkins. Unfortunately they had no children, but were extremely fond of all the nieces and nephews. They lived in Weston the rest of their lives and were loved by all the families. Edward passed away in the Kurri Kurri hospital on 26 May 1943.
They had been saddened when Lily's brother, 715 Pte. John Edward Watkins (/explore/people/273042) was Killed in Action at Fromelles, France on 19 Jul 1016 - Submitted by Valerie Charlton
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