| Regimental number | 5/894 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bushman |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28.4 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Pearce, Te Kuiti |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Tauherenikau |
| Rank on embarkation | Driver |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Army Service Corps |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Army Service Corps, 11th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 9), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary Ann Pearce, 78 Munro Street, Seatoun, Wellington, and the late Alexander Pearce |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 2 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 29 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 June 1916. Admitted to hospital from Sling Camp, 23 June 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 4 September 1916. Admitted to hospital, Codford, 10 November 1916 (scabies); discharged to Command Depot, Codford, 12 November 1916. Admitted to Venereal Section, Codford, 25 December 1916; discharged to Command Depot, Codford, 9 February 1917 (non-venereal). Marched in and posted to strength, 4th Company, NZ Army Service Corps, Codford, 23 April 1917. Taken on strength, Machine Gun Corps, Grantham, 31 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 July 1917; joined No 3 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, in the field, 5 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 24 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20799949 |