Pte
George Arthur Pearson

Information about birth

Date of birth:
01/01/1892
Place of birth:
Ealing, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Labourer
Religion:
Church of England

Army information

Country:
Canada
Force:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Private
Service number:
11275
Enlistment date:
22/09/1914
Enlistment place:
Valcartier Camp, Quebec, Canada
Units:
 —  Canadian Infantry, 4th Bn. (Central Ontario)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
25/07/1916
Place of death:
The Bluff, Zillebeke, Belgium
Cause of death:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Age:
24

Memorial

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Panel: Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30.

Points of interest 3

#1 Place of birth
#2 Enlistment place
#3 Place of death (approximate)

My story

Previously reported Missing, now Killed in Action." While attached to the 1st Brigade Wiring Party, and at work in a Sap at the Bluff, Ypres, at about 10 p.m. July 25th, 1916, he was killed by an enemy mine which exploded directly beneath the party.

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