Thomas Pearce

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1878

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Thomas Pearce, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Wreck of the Loch Ard

   1878

   Role: Survivor

   1. 11 June 1878 · Shipwreck Coast, Victoria, AustraliaWreck of the Loch Ard

      The clipper Loch Ard wrecked on the Shipwreck Coast of Victoria, Australia, on 1 June 1878, resulting in the loss of 52 lives.

   2. 21 June 1878 · Shipwreck Coast, Victoria, AustraliaSurvival of Pearce and Carmichael

      Thomas Pearce and Eva Carmichael were the only two survivors of the Loch Ard wreck.

   3. 31 June 1878 · Loch Ard Gorge, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, AustraliaNaming of Loch Ard Gorge

      The wreck gave its name to Loch Ard Gorge on the Shipwreck Coast.

Sources

1. Loch Ard (ship) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-07
2. Loch Ard Gorge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05