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Record #23480
Name :
: Frederick Albert PEARCE (1897 - 1916)
  aka : Private Pearce


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 3 Sep 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 13 Jun 1916   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Gloucestershire, Bristol
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium, Zillebeke
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 20 Jul 1901
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Numidian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Barnardo Homes

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Frederick Albert Pearce.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PEARCE
Given Name: Frederick
Age: 10
Sex: M
Ship: Numidian
Year of Arrival: 1901
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1901-07-18
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1901-07-20
Party: Barnardo Homes
Comments: Large party of Dr. Barnardo's children, 239 to Toronto, 68 to Winnipeg, 20 to Russell, Manitoba and 3 to Peterborough, Ontario.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-480
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 3 Jun 1915 in Niagara, Ontario. Frederick Albert Pearce was born 2 Sep 1897 in Bristol, England. He was a Machinist by trade. His Next of Kin was his Uncle, Thomas Scott of Dryden, Ontario. 5'7" in height with hazel eyes and black hair, he had a vaccination mark on his right arm and a scar on the right of his groin. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty states that he had previously been reported missing, and then presumed to have died on or before 13 Jun 1916 in the attack on Observatory Ridge, about a kilometer east of Zillebeke, West Flanders, Belgium.
Next of Kin information was listed as Miss Alice Salter of 1176 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.
His body was not recovered for burial, his name is listed on the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium.

20 Apr 1918 Marriage records in York, Ontario, Canada confirm that Alice Fanny Pearce wed John Henry Salter. Alice Fanny lists her parents as Alice Reed and Henry Pearce.

1921 Canadian Census records place Alice Salter as the wife of John Henry Salter at 1176 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Alice was born in 1890 in England, having immigrated in 1901. In residence are children Wilfred James (10), John Henry (8) and Willie E (6). John Salter is a Foreman by trade.

30 Mar 1928 Death records in York, Ontario Canada state that Alice Pearce Salter of 1176 Ossington Avenue was 37 years of age at the time of her death. Born in England, information about her parents was left blank.

Find A Grave Memorial# 12045315 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-08 10:45:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-08 10:46:03 /

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7076 ACLAND, Walter Frederick1859ENG, GLS, Bristol Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17797 BALSOM, Ivy Lavinia1894ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
13302 BARTLETT, Victor1896ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1905 : Lake Champlain CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
5818 BEDFORD, Stuart1899ENG, GLS, Bristol Feb 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
13325 BEER, Horace G1900ENG, GLS, Bristol Apr 1912 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
13495 BOOLE, Charles Edward1879ENG, GLS, Bristol Jun 1891 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
13494 BOOLE, Frank1882ENG, GLS, Bristol Jun 1891 : Parisian CAN Middlemore  
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2870 BOYCE, Albert1898ENG, GLS, Bristol May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
8644 BREAKWELL, Arthur 1908ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1925 : Athenia CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
22574 BREWER, Charles B1894ENG, GLS, Bristol Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
2734 BROWN, Daniel Flower1870ENG, GLS, Bristol Apr 1885 : Sardinian CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
14300 BURNETT, Frederick C1888ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
8425 BUTTON, Bernard 1890ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
14790 BUXTON, Arthur Reginald1909ENG, GLS, Bristol Sep 1922 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
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7697 CARTLIDGE, Emily E 1900ENG, GLS, Bristol May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
7698 CARTLIDGE, Florence1895ENG, GLS, Bristol May 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10704 CASELEY, Gordon1885ENG, GLS, Bristol Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
10705 CASELEY, Herbert 1884ENG, GLS, Bristol Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
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9946 CREECH, Stanley 1899ENG, GLS, Bristol Jun 1913 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
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14671 FLOWER, William Charles1868ENG, GLS, Bristol Jul 1883 : Bristol CAN Board of Guardians (Various)  
5586 GAGE, Charlotte1899ENG, GLS, Bristol May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
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