Rifleman

William George Pearce

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel and Eliza Pearce, of Huntly, Waikato; husband of Minnie Elizabeth Pearce, of Huntly, Waikato, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
48677
Name:
William George Pearce
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.E. Pearce (wife), Huntley West, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engineer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 May 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 June 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 85
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. C. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William George Pearce
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