| Accession Number | P07095.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Date made | c 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal portrait of Studio portrait of 488 Trooper Carl Leaton Pearce, 1st Australian ...
Description
Informal portrait of Studio portrait of 488 Trooper Carl Leaton Pearce, 1st Australian Battalion Imperial Camel Corps (standing left) and his brother 2/1762 Corporal Herbert Pearce, Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force (standing centre). The reclining man at right is unidentified. Five Pearce brothers served in the First World War. Herbert Pearce was born at Ballarat Victoria and died in Egypt 17 August 1915 from wounds received at Gallipoli. Carl was killed in action in Jordan on 30 March 1918, 5745 Private Stanley Garrett Pearce, 5th Battalion AIF, was killed in action in France on 20 August 1916 and 2184 Richard Henry Pearce, 15th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Gallipoli on 27 August 1915. 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 instead.