PEARCE, George Arthur
| Service Numbers: | 888, 173 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Cadets |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 18 December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 1 July 1966, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW CATHOLIC 3. 90. 114. |
| Memorials: | Goulburn District Railway Employees Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 888, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Cadets | |
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| 8 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 888, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, right forefinger blown off Invalided home, medically unfit | |
| 22 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 173, 2nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD - right forefinger blown off. | |
| 18 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 173, Railway Unit (AIF), Earlier discharged due wounding (finger on right fore finger blown off). | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 173, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Corporal, 173, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 173, Railway Unit (AIF), Polygon Wood, SW Right forefinger - old injury - slight | |
| 20 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 30 Sep 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Army Pay Corps (AIF) | |
| 28 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 173, Army Pay Corps (AIF), 2nd MD |
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Gary MitchellAussies & Kiwis for ANZACs
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An Original Anzac of The Great War resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
55 years ago today, on the 4th July 1966, Corporal George Arthur Ernest Pearce, Australian Army Pay Corps (Reg No’s 888 & 173), rail fireman from Bourke Street, Goulburn, New South Wales and 2 Elizabeth Street, Paddington, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 79. CATHOLIC 3. 90. 114.
Born at Paddington, New South Wales on the 18th December 1886 to Charles Henry and Mary Anne Pearce nee Dwyer; husband of G A Pearce, of 130 Varden Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, George enlisted August 1914 with the 2nd Battalion at Randwick, N.S.W.
Wounded in action 8.5.1915 (right forefinger blown off), George was invalided home on the 29th July 1915.
Discharged medically unfit on the 22nd May 1916.
Reenlisted 22.12.1916, (1st Railway section) Victoria Barracks, N.S.W.
Admitted to hospital 19.10.1917 (GSW right hand, mild), George returned home January 1920, being discharged medically unfit on the 28th February 1920.
Mr. Pearce’s name has been inscribed on the Goulburn District Railway Employees 1914-1919 Honor Roll.
I located George resting in an unmarked grave, forgotten, so February 2021 I placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
Many thanks to Michelle Foster for the extensive family history.
Older brother Charles Henry (9th Battalion, Reg No-186, born 1878, Coburg, Victoria, died 1958, Magill, South Australia), resting at the West Terrace Cemetery in Adelaide.
I will be submitting an application to DVA asking for a Commonwealth War Graves Plaque, curbing and marble chip to restore Honour and Dignity to Mr. Pearce.
Lest We Forget.
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