PEARCE, John Joseph Langley
(Service number 38867)
| First Rank | Second Lieutenant | Last Rank | Second Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Bank clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary Pearce (mother), 17 Fritz Street, Timaru, New Zealand [now Clifton Terrace] | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Specialist Company | ||
| Date | 16 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 August 1918 | Age | 25 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
John Pearce was the son of George and Mary Pearce, of 22 Ridlers Crescent, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand. Native of Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [28 Dec 2013]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R20799921 and Item IDR7880652; Probate held at Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R22224616 and R22226681
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