Group Captain Charles William Pearce

Service number 51
Birth Date 1910-01-29
Birth Place Australia: Western Australia, Kalgoorlie
Death Date 1980-09-10
Death Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Palm Beach
Final Rank Group Captain
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Units
  • RAAF Port Morseby
  • No. 10 Operational Group
  • No. 10 Squadron
Places
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1942-12-18
Published in London Gazette in 1940-07-30
Published in London Gazette in 1945-05-04
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1942-12-23
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-05-11

Rolls

Timeline

Date of birth 29 January 1910
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) 15 January 1930
Date promoted 01 September 1939 Squadron leader.
Other units 01 February 1940 Commanding Officer No 10 Squadron.
Date promoted 01 January 1941 Wing commander.
Other units 02 May 1941 Commanding Officer No 11 Squadron.
Other units 08 October 1941 Command RAAF, Port Morseby, New Guinea.
Date promoted 01 January 1942 Group captain.
Other units 30 November 1943 Senior Air Staff Officer No 10 Group.
Other units 1944 Director Tactical Warfare.
Other units 01 April 1946 Command RAAF, Southern Headquarters.
Other units 07 November 1946 Command Headquarters, North Eastern Australia.
Other units 1949 Air Attache, Washington.
Date of death 10 September 1980