PEARCE, Frederick William
(Service number 55619)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank | Sapper |
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Birth
| Date | 11 April 1896 | Place of Birth | England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Post Office, Winchester | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | 2nd South Canterbury Regiment | ||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mr William PEARCE (father), c/o Post Office, Winchester | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 7th Reinforcements | ||
| Date | 22 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Engineers | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 September 1967 | Age | 71 years |
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| Place of Death | Temuka | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Frederick William Pearce was the son of William and Mary Pearce. His mother had died prior to his enlistment, about 2 years after coming to New Zealand. The family has migrated about 1900, In January 1901 Frederick and his sister Mary Anne entered Temuka School from a London school. It appears that Frederick married his brother's widow in 1923.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [26 March 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [26 March 2017]
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