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PEARCE, Andrew John
(Service number 47360)

Aliases	John Andrew on enlistment; born & baptised Andrew; also known as Ben
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	16/08/1892	Place of Birth	Pleasant Point

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Pleasant Point
Occupation	Farm hand
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Edwin PEARCE (father), Pleasant Point, South Canterbury
Religion	Church of England
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	26th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date	9 June 1917
Transport	Willoochra
Embarked From		Destination

Other Units Served With
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No information

Prisoner of War Information

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Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
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Discharge

Date		Reason

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Death

Date	9 November 1922	Age	30 years
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Pleasant Point Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 2, Plot 83
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Andrew John Pearce was born (Andrew Pearce) on 8 August 1891 at Pleasant Point and was baptised Andrew at St Albans Anglican Church, Pleasant Point. Also known as Ben, he was the fourth son of Edwin (Edward) and Margaret Jessie (née Edwards) Pearce. Andrew was educated at Hazelburn School. His mother died in 1902, and his brother, Ernest Alfred Pearce, died in the Timaru Hospital as the result of a riding accident in 1909. He enlisted at John Andrew Pearce and died and was buried as Andrew John Pearce. Andrew was a ploughman when he was called up. J. A. Pearce was in the draft of South Canterbury men who left for Trentham on 20 February 1917. After the war Andrew lived with his father and worked for a neighbouring farmer. There he was suffered a tragic death when he was struck by lightning on 9 November 1922, aged just 31 years. Andrew John Pearce was buried from St Albans Church thirty years after his baptism there. His brother, Walter Hilary Pearce, also served in World War I, and another brother was listed in the Reserve Rolls. His sister Louisa married John Alexander McAuley who died of disease near Gallipoli in 1915.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [26 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 January 2019]; Pleasant Point Cemetery burial record (Timaru District Council) [26 January 2019]; Timaru Herald, 20 February 1917, 11 November 1922 [x3] (Papers Past) [28 & 30 August 2002]

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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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