John Joseph Langley PEARCE

Regimental number38867
Date of birth22 February 1893
Place of birthWaimate
SchoolWaimate District High School
OccupationBank clerk
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Pearce, 17 Fritz Street, Timaru
Enlistment date18 October 1916
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Specialist Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which of two ships members of the Specialist Company in the 31st Reinforcements embarked: HMNZT HMNZT No 97 'Tahiti', embarked Wellington, 16 November 1917, or HMNZT No 95 'Willochara', embarked Wellington, 22 November 1917.
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
Other detailsJoined the Bank of New South Wales, Timaru branch, September 1911. Transferred to Westport branch, September 1912; to Timaru branch (as teller), December 1915.
FateDied of wounds 25 August 1918
Place of death or woundingBapaume, France
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No 25), Gezaincourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary Pearce, 22 Ridlers Crescent, Petone, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 18
'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 309.