No.782371, Private, Ernest William PEARCE
Aged 32
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Born 14th February 1911 (1st qtr 1911 Bury St.Edmunds 4a:929), son of Alice PEARCE of 65 Priors Road, Bury St.Edmunds
1911 census...Aged 1, he was at the workhouse, Bury St.Edmunds with his mother Alice PEARCE {35], single, born Fornham St Genevieve, and brother Rupert [3]. Dates as ever are suspect, but from the newspaper report, he had a brother Rupert certainly and the birth registration has no father's name for either of them. Lily May [1913] has surname and mother's maiden name recorded as PEARCE. No documentation to identify a Mr Pearce. He married Easter C HOWARD in 1941 (3rd qtr North Walsham 4b:175) of 5 St Olafs, Mundesley, Norfolk. |
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He was captured on 15th February 1942 at the surrender of Singapore to the Japanese.
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