Sergeant Robert Pearce
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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
- Corporal, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Sergeant, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-08-11 to 1917-03-01
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 2954915
LAC ID:
577921
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