Sergeant

William James Pearson

MiD (WW2)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel George Pearson and of Catherine Pearson (nee Johnstone), of Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
71497
Name:
William James Pearson
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs C. Pearson (mother), 22 Dryden Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
22 Dryden Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Letterpress machinist
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Ordnance Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 October 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkment Date:
01 January 1970

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
6. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
New Caledonia
William James Pearson
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