LEST WE FORGET
Corporal William Frederick PEARCE
Service No: 43997
Born: London, England, 10 July 1901
Enlisted in the RAAF: 27 November 1941 (at Brisbane QLD)
Unit: No. 3 School of Technical Training, Ultimo NSW
Died: Injuries, Coogee NSW, 3 April 1943, Aged 41 Years
Buried: Sydney War Cemetery, Rookwood NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William Charles and Florence Rebecca Pearce; husband of Doris Eliza Pearce, of Toowoomba, Queensland
Roll of Honour: Toowoomba QLD
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 3 April 1943, Corporal Pearce, a Service Policeman, died from a bullet wound in the head at the Coogee Bay Annex of No. 3 School of Technical Training.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/32/71