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Served with the 2nd Battalion Winnipeg Grenadiers - NPAM - Regimental Number H-530106, from October 9th to November 7th, 1940 in Brandon, Manitoba, enlisting with the 1st Battalion, Regimental Number H-6958, to fight in Hong Kong with C Force. He had 361 days of service, including 350 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named Pearson Island located on Gauer Lake in his honor in 1989.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
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In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War II and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me.
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Private Douglas Edwin Pearson
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 105 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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