South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War in Which Died | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery |
| First Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 15 December 1915 in France | ~ | Leamington Spa War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Second Battle of Ypres | On or after 5 Aug 1914 in Rhyl, Wales | Rhyl War Memorial |
| Rhyl Methodist Church | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Rhyl St. Thomas's Church |
| No 5 CCS at Hazebrouck | ~ | |
Circumstances of Death
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James is listed as dying of wounds on 13th May 1915 at the 5th Casualty Clearing Station in Hazebrouck. We have not been able to track down the war diary for the 3rd Motor Machine Gub Corps for 1915. The following newspaper obiturary was published in the North Wales Weekly News on 20 May 1915 and shows that James was wounded and burned by a Petrol Bomb Shell.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| Jan Qtr 1888 in Leamington Spa | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| James Henry and Isobel [Isabella] Pearson | Leamington |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Lily Eileen Pearson nee Walters | Nellie Isobel born 12 Jan 1911 |
| 28 Nov 1909 in Rhyl, Flintshire | Jeanie born 18 Mar 1915 |
| Schools | Colleges |
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| Address History | Employment History |
| 1888 - Leamington Spa | 1901 - School Age (13) |
| 1891 - 24 Leam Street, Leamington Spa | 1909 - Printer |
| 1901 - 48 Wellington Road, Rhyl | 1911 - Art Printer |
| 1909 - 20 Aquarium Street, Rhyl | |
| 1911 - 30 Wellington Road, Rhyl | |
| 1917 - 3 Balmoral Grove, Rhyl |