Pte
Harold Pearson
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 20/12/1880 |
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Place of birth: Manningham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Painter |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 24910 |
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Enlistment date: 11/11/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Kendal, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), 8th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 27/08/1917 |
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Place of death: Pheasant Trench, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Missing in action |
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Age: 36 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 84A |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
The 8th battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment was in attack on the 27th and 28th of August 1917. They attacked Pheasant trench, east of Langemark. The right was held up by heavy machine gun fire and the left had more success and could take part of Pheasant trench. Harold must have died during this attack.
Sources 2
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8 Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/1809/1). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account (London: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018). Sources used |
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1636474 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=d4e70a8b-1938-45ff-8f0c-4676e80e7311 |