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Sergeant Robert Pearce

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Pearce, Robert
Date of birth: 1880-08-28
Place of birth: Brighton Sussex England
Next of kin: Ada Pearce, wife. 154 Hochelaga Street, Montreal, Quebec
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Compositor
Occupation (normalized): Hand Compositor
Address: 154 Hochelaga Street, Montreal, Quebec
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1917-03-01
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Canadian Cemetery No. 2, 2.D.23

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 132097
Highest Rank: Sergeant (73rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Corporal, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Sergeant, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-08-11 to 1917-03-01
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 2954915
LAC ID: 577921
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B7826-S016
Uploader's Notes: He died on March 1, 1917 during a Canadian Gas/Trench raid on a German position. (refer to 4th Division, 12th Brigade activities on this date)He had at sometime received 2 field promotions to the rank of Sergeant
Uploader's Research notes: [Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion E Company Sergeant Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion E company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2008-01-26
Last modified: 2021-07-24