| Regimental number | 2777 |
| Place of birth | Albert Park, Victoria |
| School | Burnley State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Dairy produce merchant |
| Address | 12 Mary Street, Richmond, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 10' 4" lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Alfred Robert Paice, 12 Mary Street, Richmond, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Junior Cadets; 2 years as a 2nd Lt with the 56th Yarra Borderers, Citizen Military Forces, Richmond, Victoria. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Acting Sergeant |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2777A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 19), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and May PAICE, 13 Mary Street, Richmond, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: No.2006 Charles Edward PAICE, 7th Bn, killed in action, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, 8/9th August 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 5 July 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2080307: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PAICE Victor Alfred Godfrey
Red Cross File No 2080307 |
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