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Marshall Alfred Pearson

In memory of:

Bombardier Marshall Alfred Pearson

August 6, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

400157

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Field Artillery

Division:

5th Bde.

Additional Information

Born:

September 22, 1893
Stratford, Ontario

Enlistment:

August 31, 1915
London, Ontario

Son of Elizabeth Pearson of Stratford, Ontario. Brother of Robert Harvey Pearson who died on March 21, 1918 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 483 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LONGUEAU BRITISH CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

II. E. 5.

Location:

The town of Longueau is situated on the south-eastern outskirts of Amiens and the LONGUEAU BRITISH CEMETERY is on the eastern side of the town.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of death– Circumstances of Death Report returned to M A Pearson's family along with shell fragments included with personal effects.

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    Circumstances of death – Circumstances of Death Report returned to M A Pearson's family along with shell fragments included with personal effects.
  • Badge– Brass shoulder badges, dog tag and other insignia returned with personal effects to the family of M A Pearson. The dog tag shows the number assigned upon his enlistment on August 3, 1915 later replaced with a six digit regimental number.

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    Badge
    Badge – Brass shoulder badges, dog tag and other insignia returned with personal effects to the family of M A Pearson. The dog tag shows the number assigned upon his enlistment on August 3, 1915 later replaced with a six digit regimental number.
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Family Photo– Group Photo – Marshall Alfred, age 7, centre right, with brothers Robert Harvey Pearson, age 11, left, Frederick Beverly, age 3, centre left and William James, age 13, far right. Taken in 1900 with all the hope and optimism of a new century.

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    Family Photo
    Family Photo – Group Photo – Marshall Alfred, age 7, centre right, with brothers Robert Harvey Pearson, age 11, left, Frederick Beverly, age 3, centre left and William James, age 13, far right. Taken in 1900 with all the hope and optimism of a new century.
  • Family Photo– Pearson Family portrait by G. F. Maitland Studios of Stratford taken for Christmas 1907. Marshall Alfred Pearson, 14 years of age, is second from the right in the back row.

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    Family Photo
    Family Photo – Pearson Family portrait by G. F. Maitland Studios of Stratford taken for Christmas 1907. Marshall Alfred Pearson, 14 years of age, is second from the right in the back row.
  • Photo of Marshall Alfred Pearson– Marshall Alfred Pearson of Stratford, Ontario died at the age of 24 years and 10 months.

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    Photo of Marshall Alfred Pearson
    Photo of Marshall Alfred Pearson – Marshall Alfred Pearson of Stratford, Ontario died at the age of 24 years and 10 months.
  • Photo of Marshall Pearson– In memory of the employees from the Canadian Bank Of Commerce (CIBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of Marshall Pearson
    Photo of Marshall Pearson – In memory of the employees from the Canadian Bank Of Commerce (CIBC) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of Marshall Alfred Pearson– From Volume 1 of Letters From The Front produced by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.

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    Photo of Marshall Alfred Pearson
    Photo of Marshall Alfred Pearson – From Volume 1 of Letters From The Front produced by the Canadian Bank of Commerce.
  • Medals– Medals awarded posthumously to Marshall Alfred Pearson and sent to his mother with a note of condolence from the Canadian government in the small box shown in the lower left corner.

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    Medals
    Medals – Medals awarded posthumously to Marshall Alfred Pearson and sent to his mother with a note of condolence from the Canadian government in the small box shown in the lower left corner.
  • Photo of Robert Marshall Pearson– Robert Marshall Pearson standing behind the grave of Marshall Alfred Pearson, his uncle, when he visited Longeau cemetery while stationed in France during WWII. The cross lying in pieces in the foreground has since been restored.

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    Photo of Robert Marshall Pearson
    Photo of Robert Marshall Pearson – Robert Marshall Pearson standing behind the grave of Marshall Alfred Pearson, his uncle, when he visited Longeau cemetery while stationed in France during WWII. The cross lying in pieces in the foreground has since been restored.

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