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Record #23481

Name :: : Frank W. PEARCE (1891 - 1918)
aka : Private Pearce
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 19 Apr 1891
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 27 Sep 1918 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Wiltshire, Bradford on Avon

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Bourlon

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 12 Aug 1905
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Dominion
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Frank W. Pearce. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Frank Pearce
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1891
Registration District: Bradford on Avon
Inferred County: Wiltshire
Volume: 5a
Page: 130

1901 English Census records place the family of Mary and John Pearce in Lacock, Wiltshire, England. Their children in residence were Harry (12), Frank (11, born in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England), William (9), and Nellie (3). John Pearce was a Farm Labourer by trade.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PEARCE
Given Name: F.W.
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Dominion
Year of Arrival: 1905
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1905-08-03
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1905-08-12
Party: Barnardo Homes
Destination: Toronto and Peterborough, Ontario
Comments: 433 children, males to Toronto and Winnipeg and the females to Peterborough. There were nine adults on the end of the list who were travelling with the group. Frederick Franks, a boy aged 7, was listed as going to Peterborough.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-485
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 English Census records place the family of Mary and John Pearce at Newton St Loe, Near Bristol, in Somerset, England. In residence are their children Harrey (21), William (18), Nelley (13), Fred (10), and Kate (6). John and Harrey were both Farm Labourers by trade.

Draft records were signed 5 Jan 1918 in Brandon, Manitoba. Frank Pearce was born 19 Apr 1891 in Wiltshire, England. He was a Farmer by trade in Harding, Manitoba. His Next of Kin was his Father, John Pearce, of Newton Street, Lowe, Near Bristol. 5' 7 1/4" in height with brown hair and brown eyes, he had a small scar on the right side of his chin. His Religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action during the attack and capture of Bourlon Wood, Bourlon, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His Next of Kin was his Father, John Pearce of Newton Street, Loe, Bristol, England. He was buried in Bourlon Wood Cemetery, Bourlon, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: II. D. 20.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56795260

ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-08 11:59:27 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-08 12:00:00 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
6255	ADAMS, Ada Gertrude	1895	ENG, WIL, Highworth	Mar 1909 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
6903	ADAMS, Anna Maria	1858	ENG, WIL, Potterne	Sep 1873 : Polynesian	CAN	Maria Rye
2656	ADDIS, Eli	1893	ENG, WIL, Highworth	May 1909 : Virginian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
7339	ALFORD, Thomas Reginald	1912	ENG, WIL	Apr 1924 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
22020	AYLIFFE, Herbert Edward	1884	ENG, WIL, Swindon	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
3690	BAILEY, Arthur Henry	1896	ENG, WIL, Burton	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3688	BAILEY, Elsie	1895	ENG, WIL, Burton	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3689	BAILEY, Hilda	1895	ENG, WIL, Burton	Aug 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
17135	BALCH, William J.	1887	ENG, WIL, Devizes	Oct 1896 : Scotsman	CAN	Barnardos
3486	BEAK, Albert Harry	1883	ENG, WIL, Hullavington	Jul 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
3487	BEAK, Herbert Henry	1881	ENG, WIL, Swindon	Jul 1895 : Sardinian	CAN	Barnardos
26863	BEAVEN, Joan	1924	ENG, WIL, Salisbury	Nov 1932 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
26862	BEAVEN, Margaret Annie May	1922	ENG, WIL, Salisbury	Nov 1932 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
8643	BLACKMAN, George	1911	ENG, WIL, Cricklade	Jul 1925 : Athenia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
12339	BODMAN, Stanley James	1890	ENG, WIL, Calne	Aug 1897 : Laurentian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
13831	BOOTH, Jack Langton	1912	ENG, WIL, Melksham	Sep 1924 : Melita	CAN	Barnardos
8604	BRICKELL, George	1884	ENG, WIL	Aug 1898 : Laurentian	CAN	Southwark Catholic Emigration Society
18141	BRINKWORTH, Ellen	1875	ENG, WIL	Sep 1886 : Sarmatian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
10467	BRISTOW, George	1910	ENG, WIL, Mere	Sep 1924 : Melita	CAN	Barnardos
5637	CANHAM, Ralph Stanley	1893	ENG, WIL, HIghworth	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	National Childrens Home
4402	CHAPMAN, Francis Joseph Leopold	1898	ENG, WIL, Melksham	Jun 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
4249	COLBEAR, Ada Annie	1891	ENG, WIL, Trowbridge	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
4251	COLBEAR, Leonard David	1897	ENG, WIL, Trowbridge	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
4250	COLBEAR, Margaret Elizabeth	1894	ENG, WIL, Trowbridge	Jul 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9141	COMPTON, Alfred T	1895	ENG, WIL, Wilton	Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
21276	FERRIS, Reginald George	1918	ENG, WIL, Bradford upon Avon	Jun 1929 : Berrima	AUS	Barnardos
3754	FIFIELD, Winifred	1891	ENG, WIL, Westbury	Jun 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
17601	GLASS, Cyril Albert	1891	ENG, WIL	May 1911 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Labourers & Domestics
8389	GOVE, Annie	1905	ENG, WIL, Tisbury	Mar 1920 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
19960	GRIMWOOD, Seymour	1887	ENG, WIL, Alderbury	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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