John David PEARCE

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PEARCE, John David

Service Number:	SX22244
Enlisted:	20 August 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Watervale, South Australia, 19 September 1923
Home Town:	Watervale, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Watervale Public School Roll of Honour WW2

World War 2 Service

20 Aug 1942:	Involvement Private, SX22244
20 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Cronulla, New South Wales
20 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX22244
26 Jun 1946:	Discharged
26 Jun 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX22244

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Biography

Brother John David PEARCE (b. 19/9/1923 Watervale, near Auburn, South Australia.
(SA Birth Record 1907 - 1928, Book : 123A Page : 81 District : UpW.)

Father Albert James PEARCE and Mother Balbina Pearce (nee NIEMIETZ).

Siblings:
Brother    Philip PEARCE                 (b. 10/7/1912 Port Pirie, SA
                (SA Birth Record 1907 - 1928, Book : 892 Page : 138 District : Cla.)
Sister      Irene PEARCE                   (b. 26/1/1916 Penwortham, near Clare, SA
               (SA Birth Record 1907 - 1928, Book : 973 Page :266 District : Cla.)
Brother   George PEARCE                (b. 5/2/1918 Penwortham, near Clare, SA
               (SA Birth Record 1907 - 1928, Book : 13A Page : 466 District : Cla.)
Brother   Harold PEARCE                 (b. 23/1/1920 Watervale, near Auburn, SA
               (SA Birth Record 1907 - 1928, Book : 49A Page :502 District : Cla.)
Brother    Edward PEARCE               (b. 8/9/1921 Clare, SA
               (SA Birth Record 1907 - 1928, Book : 82A Page : 54 District : Cla.)
Brother   Richard Thomas PEARCE (b. 10/12/1925 Watervale, near Auburn, SA
                (SA Birth Record 1907 - 1928, Book : 165A Page : 146 District : UpW.)

Next of kin in service:
Brother    SX7239 Private Philip Pearce
                29/6/1940   enlisted at Watervale, SA
                                  last rank Lance Corporal in 2/48 Australian Infantry Battalion
                31/10/1942 killed in action
                buried in:     El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt (Plot XVI (16); Row D; Grave 9)

Brother    SX9706 Private George Pearce
                27/7/1940   enlisted at Watervale, SA
                  last rank Private in 2/43 Australian Infantry Battalion
                16/8/1941   died of wounds (received in action) - in Libya
                buried in:     El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt (Plot IV. Row F. Grave 2)

Brother    SX2139   Private Harold Pearce
                26/3/1940    enlisted at Watervale, SA
                                   last rank Private in 2/48 Australian Infantry Battalion
                26/10/1942   killed in action
                buried in:      El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt (Plot XXII. Row A. Grave 3)

Brother     SX23840 Private Edward Pearce
                31/8//1942    enlisted into WWII AIF at Watervale, SA
                                    last rank Driver in 121st Australian General Transport Company
                23/4/1946      discharged from service in AIF

20/8/1942 Enlisted into WWII AIF at Watervale, SA (later signing up at Cronulla, NSW)

                ***** service records need to be ordered through National Archives of Australia
                          as they have not yet been scanned for viewing.*****

26/6/1946      discharged from service in AIF
    last rank Private in 7 Ordnance Vehicle Park

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 12/6/2015. Lest we forget.

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