Edward Charles Henry Pearce
Memorial: Thornbury - Castle School
Regiment: Australian Imperial Forces
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Trooper 190
Parents: Henry Charles and Eliza Jane Sarah Pearce
Home address: Haywood Farm, Elberton, Olveston, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Farmer
Date of birth: 1882
Place of birth: Winford, Somerset
Date of death: 07/08/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: Quinn's Post Cemetery (Ref. Sp. Mem. 19.), Anzac Beach, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age: 33
Further information:
Edward Charles Henry Pearce born in Winford, Somerset in 1883. He was the son of Henry Charles of Winford and his wife, Eliza Jane Sarah who was born in Otago, New Zealand. Edward was the brother of Dudley Pearce also commemorated on this memorial. Edward was working on his father’s farm in the 1891 and 1901 Censuses, but after that he emigrated to Australia
On 17th October 1914, whilst in Roma, Queensland, Edward enlisted in the 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment. He joined the Unit in Egypt where they left their horses and went on to land at Gallipoli on 15th May 1915. Edward died there on 7th August 1915. His name is inscribed on the memorial at Quinn’s Post Cemetery above Anzac Beach, Gallipoli, Turkey
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Thornbury Roots Website, Forces War Records and CWGC