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Military service
Service number:
644093
Age:
18
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
1st Bn . Canadian Inf .
Birth:
September 29, 1897
Death:
April 11, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. E. 20.
Additional information
Son of Henry and Jane Pearsall, of Oro Station, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private James Henry Pearsall
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Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Roll of Honour
Pte. James Henry Pearsall's name was included on the Merchants Bank of Canada 1914 - 1918 Roll of Honour. He indicated on his military attestation that he was a bank clerk. Source: The Standard / Canada's Aid to the Allies and Peace Memorial. Edited by Frederick Yorston. Published by the Montreal Standard Publishing Co., Ltd., Montreal. This large Souvenir Edition magazine included the Rolls of Honour for various prominent Canadian businesses. -
Inscription
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Grave Marker
The grave marker at the Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial. May he rest in peace. (John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Bois Carre British Cemetery
The Bois Carre British Cemetery located on Vimy Ridge at the eastern edge of the town of Thelus, France. The cemetery is about 6 kilometres from Canada's Vimy Memorial.(John & Anne Stephens 2013) -
Inscription
Epitaph -
Newspaper Clipping
Photo of Pte Pearsall from Barrie Examiner 24 May 1917
Digital gallery of
Private James Henry Pearsall
Digital gallery of
Private James Henry Pearsall
Digital gallery of
Private James Henry Pearsall
Digital gallery of
Private James Henry Pearsall
Digital gallery of
Private James Henry Pearsall
Digital gallery of
Private James Henry Pearsall
Digital gallery of
Private James Henry Pearsall
Digital gallery of
Private James Henry Pearsall
BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Thelus is a village 7 kilometres north of Arras and BOIS-CARRE BRITISH CEMETERY is about half a mile east of the village on the south side of the D49 road to Bailleul-sire-Berthoult.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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