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


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

Marriage (1)
:
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
:
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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3032 ABBOT, Frederick1882ENG,     May 1901 : Numidian CAN Sailing Alone  
3092 ABRAHAMS, Amy1892ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3093 ABRAHAMS, Bessie1888ENG,     Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3097 ABRAHAMS, Percy1890ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3162 ADAIR, Mary1880ENG,     Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
7445 ADAMS, Charles 1891ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
7448 ADAMS, Ernest Alfred1889ENG, HAM, Southampton Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
14261 AHEARN, John1885ENG,     Sep 1898 : Numidian CAN Westminster Catholic Society  
18294 ALLAN, James J1879ENG,     Apr 1895 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
8420 ALLEN, Joseph1887ENG, CHS, Stockport Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
8421 ALLEN, William1892ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
4007 ANDREWS, Annie 1882ENG,     Aug 1895 : Numidian CAN Maria Rye  
8422 ANDREWS, Arthur Richard1891ENG, LND, Lambeth Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
6110 ANDREWS, Mary1889ENG,     Aug 1895 : Numidian CAN Maria Rye  
13336 ANSELL, Elizabeth1885ENG,     May 1899 : Numidian CAN Waifs & Strays  
6897 ANSELL, Emily1886ENG,     May 1899 : Numidian CAN Waifs & Strays  
13335 ANSELL, Isabel1893ENG,     May 1899 : Numidian CAN Waifs & Strays  
7702 ANTHONY, John1887IRL,     May 1900 : Numidian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
14262 ARMSTRONG, William1885ENG,     Sep 1898 : Numidian CAN Westminster Catholic Society  
5965 ARNOLD, Norman1890ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
8419 ASHTON, William1890ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
16735 ATKINSON, Robert1890ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
8423 ATTLEN, William1891ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
11823 BAILEY, Charles1892ENG,     Jul 1901 : Numidian CAN Barnardos  
14741 BALL, Frederick Phillip1878ENG, MDX, London May 1892 : Numidian CAN Childrens Aid Society  
15035 BANKS, William1883ENG,     Jun 1897 : Numidian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
18510 BARNES, Elizabeth1878ENG,     Sep 1892 : Numidian CAN Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society  
18704 BARNES, Henry1879ENG,     Aug 1891 : Numidian CAN Unknown  
18719 BARNES, John James1883ENG,     1892 : Numidian CAN Unknown  
6355 BARRON, Charles1892ENG, ESX, West Ham May 1901 : Numidian CAN MacPherson Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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