Regimental number | 4063 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Kadina, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Cousin, Thomas Seddon Pierce, Auburn, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Correct name stated to be John Joseph PIERCE. Enlisted 15 December 1915 - 27th Battalion, 10th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 27th Battalion, 6 July 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 36 |
Place of burial | Hagle Dump Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. II), Elverdinghe, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | See 'PIERCE', John Joseph, true family name |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |