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Rifleman CHRIS PEARSON

Service Number: 6621
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Royal Rifle Corps

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 30 October 1914

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY

III. B. 12.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Chris and Polly Pearson; husband of Gertrude A. Pearson, of 4, Arley St., Sheffield. Born Sheffield.
  • Personal Inscription HE LAID HIS LIFE THE GREATEST SACRIFICE OF ALL UPON THE ALTAR OF DUTY R.I.P.
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Buried or commemorated at

BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 5813
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