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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 33 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
21043	PEARCE, A N	1922	ENG,	Oct 1935 : Otranto	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
6707	PEARCE, Alfred	1913	ENG, LDN, London	Mar 1927 : Montrose	CAN	Barnardos
16012	PEARCE, Alfred	1875	ENG, LAN, West Derby	Jun 1883 : Sardinian	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
21581	PEARCE, Alfred, George	1912	ENG, LDN, London	Mar 1927 : Montrose	CAN	Barnardos
4440	PEARCE, Caroline	1858	ENG, WIL, Lacock	1871 : - Unknown -	CAN	Maria Rye
14947	PEARCE, David	1874	ENG,	Jun 1884 : Polynesian	CAN	Catholic Protection Society
19462	PEARCE, Eleanor	1870	ENG,	Aug 1885 : Sardinian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
2936	PEARCE, Eliza	1884		Mar 1895 : Mongolian	CAN	Maria Rye
23034	PEARCE, Ernest R.	1899	ENG,	Apr 1912 : Empress of Ireland	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
22152	PEARCE, F. D.	1888	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
16011	PEARCE, Florence	1878	ENG, LAN, West Derby	Jun 1883 : Sardinian	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
23481	PEARCE, Frank W.	1891	ENG, WIL, Bradford on Avon	Aug 1905 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
23480	PEARCE, Frederick Albert	1897	ENG, GLS, Bristol	Jul 1901 : Numidian	CAN	Barnardos
26435	PEARCE, George	1904		Jul 1913 : Belgic	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
19297	PEARCE, Harold Robert	1904	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
6041	PEARCE, Harry	1894	ENG,	Oct 1904 : Bavarian	CAN	Barnardos
22151	PEARCE, Henry	1883	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
24610	PEARCE, Herbert	1895		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
22150	PEARCE, John	1886	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
26434	PEARCE, John G	1903		Jul 1913 : Belgic	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
11812	PEARCE, Lilian	1900	ENG, , St Mary	Jul 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
5554	PEARCE, Lionel J.	1920	ENG, LAN	Nov 1932 : Balranald	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
8048	PEARCE, Mary A.	1846	ENG,	Jun 1869 : Austrian	CAN	Maria Rye
16010	PEARCE, Maud	1876	ENG, LAN, West Derby	Jun 1883 : Sardinian	CAN	Board of Guardians (Various)
19887	PEARCE, Reginald	1896	ENG,	May 1907 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
20602	PEARCE, Rose	1890	ENG, YKS, Hull	Jul 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
15152	PEARCE, Rosella	1890	ENG,	Oct 1900 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
19961	PEARCE, Stanley	1887	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
20091	PEARCE, Thomas	1871	ENG,	Jun 1886 : Lake Superior	CAN	Barnardos
7401	PEARCE, Thomas S	1863	ENG,	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
11811	PEARCE, Ursula M	1902	ENG,	Jul 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
9657	PEARCE, William	1902	ENG,	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
10601	PEARCE, William	1912	ENG, LDN, London	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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 33 Entries

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