Percy William John Pearce Image

Name

Percy William John Pearce

Born

1894-05-09

Birth Place

Chatsworth, ON

Occupation

Farmer

Religion

Church of England






Service Record 1


Battalion

4th Canadian Mounted Rifles

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1917-06-16


Service Record 2


Battalion

1st Tramways Company

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1917-11-30

Wounded Date

1918-07-18

Wounds

Shell gas

Wounded Where

France


Service Record 3


Regimental Number

838565

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

147th Battalion

Enlisted

Owen Sound, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-01-06

Prev Exp

2 years, 31st Regiment, (Stretcher Bearer)



Notes

He served in France and Belgium, returning to Canada in April 1919. Resided in Kincardine on Pearce Lane later in life.




Sources & Links

- Library & Archives Canada