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PEARCE, Carl
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 488 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Buninyong, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Amman, Jordan, Palestine, 30 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 488, 14th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 488, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 488, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 488, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Imperial Camel Corps , Egypt | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 488, Imperial Camel Corps , Battle of Romani | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Egypt | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 488, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Battles of Gaza | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 488, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Khuweilfe | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 488, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Amman Raid (First) |
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Family Connections:
Brother 2/1762 Corporal Herbert Pearce enlisted in the Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and died in Egypt 17 August 1915 from wounds received at Gallipoli;
Brother 2184 Richard Henry Pearce, 15th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Gallipoli on 27 August 1915;
Brother 5745 Stanley Garrett Pearce, 5th Battalion was killed in action at Mouquet Farm, France on 20 August 1916.
Brother 826 Edward Pearce, 51st Battalion survived (twice wounded) and returned to Australia.
The five brothers were from the Ballarat region of Victoria.
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