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Record #23481
Name :
: Frank W. PEARCE (1891 - 1918)
  aka : Private Pearce


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 19 Apr 1891

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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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.

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

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

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23481 PEARCE, Frank W.1891ENG, WIL, Bradford on Avon Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos