PEARCE, William Richard
(Service number 29189)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | abt 1894 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Contractor | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | John Pearce (father), Orari, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 18th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | 74 | |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
He was conscripted into the army in May 1917 and was sent overseas in January 1918, but fell ill and returned to New Zealand later that year. Son of John and Elizabeth Ann Pearce.
Sources
Cenotaph (25 May 2014); No documents available.
Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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