Regimental number | 10910 |
Place of birth | Hay, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Bootmaker |
Address | 69 Rae Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs B. Pearce, 69 Rae Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for service in A.I.F. due to varicose veins) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Divisional Train, 22nd Company, Army Service Corps |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/16/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Supply Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 3 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 25 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 November 1916. Found guilty, 6 April 1917, of when on active service, disobeying an lawful command given by his superior officer, in that he at 1545 hours, 5 April 1917, did not parade for stables after having been ordered twice by his superior officer to do so: award, admonished. Attached to 7th Field Artillery Brigade, 15 April 1917; rejoined 867th Company, 3rd Australian Divisional Train, 3 May 1917. Attached to Divisional Salvage Company, 19 June 1917; rejoined unit, 22 June 1917. Admitted to No 9 Field Ambulance, 20 November 1917 (debility); rejoined unit, 5 December 1917. Marched out to Base Depot; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Le Havre, 9 December 1917. Classified as only fit for service in a Permanent Base, 15 December 1917. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 1st Australian Division Supply Column, 15 December 1917. Admitted to No 11 Australian Field Ambulance, 30 December 1917 (varicose veins); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 31 December 1917; to No 7 Canadian General Hospital, 2 January 1918; discharged to Base Depot, 4 January 1918. Proceeded to England, 18 January 1918; marched into No 4 Command Depot, 19 January 1918. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, 14 February 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kenilworth Castle', 12 March 1918; disembarked, Melbourne, ex-HT 'Field Marshal', 22 May 1918; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit: chronic bronchitis and varicose veins), 22 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Died, No 11 Australian General Hospital, 2 August 1919 (pulmonary tuberculosis). |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PEARCE William John |