We remember William Pearson

We remember William Pearson

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Timeline

Timeline

1866
sibling Ellen Ryan Source:8925823 1866
1874
sibling George Pearson Source:8925823 1874
1879
sibling Edward Pearson Source:8925823 1879
1882
birth Leeds United Kingdom Source:8925823 1882
1901
dates Age 18 Source:8925823 5th February 1901
1901
employment Joiner Leeds, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:8925823 5th February 1901
1901
enlistment Gosport United Kingdom Source:8925823 5th February 1901
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:3455540 20th September 1914
1914
dates Age 30 Source:8925505 11th November 1914
1914
location Headingley, Leeds United Kingdom Source:8925483 11th November 1914
service British Army Private 3442 King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Source:3455540
1914
death Died of wounds He received a shrapnel wound in the chest during the fighting around Ypres. Symptoms of tetanus had developed when he arrived, and it did not prove amenable to treatment. Norwich United Kingdom Source:8925473 Source:8925483 11th November 1914
burial Norwich Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk United Kingdom 26.316 Source:8925473
sibling Annie Eliza Howe Source:8925823

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William
Initials W
Last Name Pearson
Source 3455540
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Headingley, Leeds United Kingdom known 11th November 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 3442 King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Edward Pearson brother 1879
Annie Eliza Howe sister
Ellen Ryan step-sister 1866
George Pearson brother 1874
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Brown Brown
DateHeightSource
1901-02-05 5'5"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1901-02-05 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Gordon760
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Gordon760
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Gordon760

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Diss Express 20 November 1914 Gordon760

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