PEARCE, William Harry
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Rank:
Marine
Unit / Base:
45RM Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Marines
Service:
Royal Navy
Number:
PLY/X112318
Born:
Monday, June 14, 1926
Birthplace:
Barrow Gurney, Bristol
Died :
Friday, April 6, 1945
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
18
Cemetery/Memorial:
Marine William Pearce was shot and killed by a sniper when crossing the River Weser at Stolzenau, Germany, to take the town of Leese. Son of Harry and Ethel Nora Daisy Pearce, and stepson of Edward John Perry, of Barrow Gurney, Somerset.
Sources
[1] CWGC.
[2] Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives files ADM 104/135.
[3] Family account of death.
[4 and Image] 2nd cousin Mike Pearce.
[5] Western Daily Press - Saturday 21 April 1945.
[Historical timeline] The Story of 45RM Commando published 1946.
Notes
His age is recorded wrongly on the CWGC entry as 24. Sources: [2], [4], and [5].
Primary Roll of Honour:
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
Photo of grave in Gallery:
Yes
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