PEARCE, David Ronald
| Service Number: | 8298024 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) |
| Born: | Liverpool, New South Wales, 1966 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, 8 October 2007 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Afghanistan Honour Roll, Oxenford-Coomera War Memorial, Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld, Sale RSL Afghanistan Honour Roll, Two Wells Afghanistan War Memorial, Yungaburra Afghanistan Avenue of Honour |
Afghanistan Service
| 7 Oct 2001: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, 8298024, 2/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
‘Poppy’ was killed when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) placed above an anti tank mine, detonated under his vehicle in Orūzgān Province, Afghanistan.
TPR Pearce, 41, was born in Liverpool, New South Wales and enlisted in the Australian Army Reserve (ARES) in 2002. Following a period of Reserve service he transferred to the Australian Regular Army (ARA) in July 2006.
TPR Pearce had previous operational experience, having deployed as part of ‘Operation Anode’ Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) with the 9th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment (9 RQR) in 2005-2006.
TPR Pearce was posted to 2/14 LHR (QMI) at Enoggera Barracks, Brisbane in October 2006.
TPR Pearce was the driver of a Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) for a patrol returning from an engineer reconnaissance task and was six kilometres from the multinational base, Camp Russell in Tarin Kowt, when the incident occurred.
The security element, which he was part of, was protecting engineers, who were undertaking reconstruction work within the province.
‘Lest We Forget’
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