Frederick Edward Pearce
Born Fullwell, Oxfordshire, son of Frederick Edward Pearce and Esther Rowles, 23rd February 1887. Married Ada Annie Lewis, C1918 and had one son, Frederick Edward George Pearce.
They emigrated to Melbourne, Australia in 1925, settling first at Ringwood, a then outer suburb of Melbourne, secondly at Maryborough, Victoria then when Ada died, Frederick Edward Pearce finally settled at Murrabit, Lake Charm, North Victoria where he died 28th August 1948. Visiting the cemetary in 197,1 it was found that that the gravestones had all been vandalised so with no records of burial plots the local authorities were unable to pinpoint his, or any other graves.
Frederick Edward
George Pearce,
Born Bishops Cleave, Cheltenham, 15th September 1919.
Frederick Edward George Pearce Gunner, 2/12 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. Reg. No. VX22820.
Killed in Action 13th July 1943. Buried El Alamein Cemetary. Grave A4/c/18. Mentioned in Despatches.
This framed certificate of Teddy's "Mentioned in Despatches" was sent to Michael Byard after the death of Beth Wolfenden , together with a photograph of him in Australian Army uniform.
1939-45
Star
with
Oak Leaf
Africa
Star
with
Oak Leaf
Defence
Medal
War Medal
1939-45
with
Oak Leaf
Australia
Meda with
Oak Leaf
Australia
Meda with
Oak Leaf
(reverse)
Letter advising Teddy's next-of-kin, his fiance Beth Wolfenden, of the issue of campaign and war medals.
List of medals issued to Teddy.