John PEARCE

Regimental number15599
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs E J Pearce, Brookside, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 20 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialBrookside Anglican Churchyard, Canterbury
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs E.J. Pearce, Brookside, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 9