Pilot Officer [Pilot]

Jesse Pearse

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Isabella Pearse, of Whakatane, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
40427
Name:
Jesse Pearse
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
22 April 1919
Next of Kin: 
Mrs G. Pearse (mother), RD, Whakatane, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 486 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations when the aircraft engine failed
Date of Death:
25 October 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot C.C. 1. Grave 137.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Jesse Pearse
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