PEARCE, Arthur Stuart
| Service Number: | 6810 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide South Australia, May 1899 |
| Home Town: | Darling Point, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Bronchitis, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 20 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave No. 208 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Double Bay War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6810, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6810, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6810, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 20th February........
Private Arthur Stuart Pearce was born in Adelaide, South Australia around 1899. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 25th August, 1916 as an 18 year old Clerk from Darling Point.
Private Pearce arrived in England on 10th January, 1917 & was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital on 2nd February, 1917, seriously ill with Bronchitis. Private Pearce died at 4.45 p.m. on 20th February, 1917 from Bronchitis.
Pte Pearce was BURIED IN DURRINGTON CEMETERY, WILTSHIRE on 22nd February, 1917.
Durrington Cemetery contains 141 Australian WW1 Soldiers.
Further information on Pearce can be found here
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