Name

Emerson Albert Pearce

Born

1893-08-12

Birth Place

Paisley, ON

Occupation

Telegraph Operator

Religion

Methodist

Died

1917-10-26

Death Place

Passchendaele, Belgium

Death

Killed in Action

Monument

1.Paisley Cenotaph 2.Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Belgium

Service Record 1

Regimental Number

201877

Highest Rank

Corporal

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

4th Canadian Mounted Rifles

Enlisted

Toronto, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1915-11-05

Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

Visit the Online Collections of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre through the link below, for more information and artefacts related to this soldier.

Online Collections Link

Notes

Fought at Vimy Ridge.

Sources & Links

- McLeod, Norman. “The History of the County of Bruce 1907-1968”, vol 2, Bruce County Historical Society, 1969. Print.
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial

News Clippings

The Paisley Advocate, June 20, 1917

Emerson Pearce, courtesy of RCL #295

Emerson Pearce display, courtesy of RCL #295

Paisley Advocate, Nov. 28, 1917

Paisley Advocate, Jan. 2, 1918

Paisley Advocate, September 20, 1916