Arthur (Artie) Balkwill Pearse

Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial

Regiment: Royal Corps of Signals

Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945

Rank and number: Signalman

Parents: Edward Leonard and Mabel Alice Pearse

Home address: 1 Shrubbery Road Downend

Date of birth: 1904

Date of death: 12/04/1940

Buried/Commemorated at: Downend Christchurch Churchyard

Age: 36

Further information:

Son of a commercial traveller, Artie had an older brother, Harold and a younger brother who died as a child. He was a keen sportsman and cricketer as well as a Freemason. Artie died from pneumonia whilst serving in the Signals and his death was registered in Weymouth.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/