| Accession Number | P07095.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Date made | c 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 488 Trooper Carl Pearce, 1st Australian Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, who ...
Description
Studio portrait of 488 Trooper Carl Pearce, 1st Australian Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, who was killed in action in Jordan on 30 March 1918. He was one of five brothers to serve in the First World War. 2/1762 Corporal Herbert Pearce enlisted in the Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and died in Egypt 17 August 1915 from wounds received at Gallipoli; 2184 Richard Henry Pearce, 15th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Gallipoli on 27 August 1915; 5745 Private Stanley Garrett Pearce, 5th Battalion AIF, was killed in action in France on 20 August 1916. A fifth brother, Edward Pearce, survived and returned to Australia. Unlike his three deceased brothers, Herbert Pearce as a member of an allied force does not appear on the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial but is listed on the Commemorative Roll of Australians who died serving with allied forces. The five brothers were from the Ballarat region of Victoria