Date de naissance: 19/03/1889

Lieu de naissance: Swaffham, Norfolk, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

Profession: Conducteur de chevaux

Pays: Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

Force armée: British Expeditionary Force

Rang: Private

Numéro de service: 202969

Unités:  —  Norfolk Regiment, 1st Bn.  (Dernière unité connue)

Date de décès: 30/10/1917

Lieu de décès: Surbiton Villas, Belgique

Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.)

Âge: 28

British War Medal Médaille

Victory Medal Médaille

Private William Pearce, a former farm horseman, served in the 1st Battalion Norfolk Regiment which was part of 15th Brigade, 5th Division.

On the 26th of October the battalion was moved up to the front line near Sterling Castle, but they were relieved two days later on the night 28th. They withdrew to Bedford House near Zillebeke. From their arrival on the 29th till the end of the month they stayed in this position. On the 1st of November the battalion moved back to the firing line at Polderhoek Chateau.

It is unlikely that Private William Pearce, who was reported killed to have been killed on the 30th of October, ever reached Bedford House as his body was found near Surbiton Villas (J.13.b.8.8.), just north of Sterling Castle and 5 kilometres east of Bedford House.

Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com Sources utilisées

CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/459025/pearce,-/ Sources utilisées

Naval & Military Archive http://www.nmarchive.com Sources utilisées

The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk Sources utilisées