| Regimental number | 17816 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Religion | Wesleyan |
| Occupation | Lime burner |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J C Pearce, Lyetta, Tasmania, Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ann Pearce, Fitzgerald, Tasmania, and the late John Clyne Pearce |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 December 1916; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 17 January 1917, and posted to B Company. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 8 March 1917 (scabies); transferred to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 11 March 1917; rejoined unit, 14 March 1917. Reported wounded and missing, 12 October 1917. Statement, 21060 Rifleman H.C. MacDonald, 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade: 'I last saw Rfm. Pearce in a shell hole 200 or 300 yds in advance of the line we consolidated. He was wounded & was rater badly burned by a smoke bomb he was carrying. We were driven in front of that position by the enemy but I did not see Pearce again. He was alive and quite strong when we left him & may have been taken prisoner.' Court of Enquiry, 21 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 39 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20799925 |