Herbert Frederick PEARCE

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PEARCE, Herbert Frederick

Service Number:	138
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born:	Queensland, Australia, 16 April 1877
Home Town:	Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 24 September 1941, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot: 22-4-12
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 138
4 Apr 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 138, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901.
13 Dec 1901:	Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p.512, notes promoted to Corporal 13 Dec 1901.
23 Jun 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 138, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB embarked at Durban 17 May 1902 aboard Devon returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 17 Jun 1902, disbanded 23 Jun 1902.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Herbert Frederick Pearce was born on 16 Apr 1877 in Queensland, a son to Joshua Sincock Pearce and Margaret Jane Pearce (nee Cooke). When he enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB he noted his N.O.K. as his mother Mrs J. Pearce at Paddington, Brisbane, and that part of his service pay to be directed to his brother James Victor Pearce, also at Paddington.

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