Rifleman Y/1019 James PEARSON

Rifleman Y/1019 James Pearson{gallery}Rfn J Pearson{/gallery}1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 3rd September 1916, aged 25

• Commemorated: Le Touret Memorial, Somme, France. Panel 32 & 33
  
• Awarded 1914/15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of George Osborne Alice Pearson
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Rifleman Pearson
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Le Touret Memorial
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born Jan Qtr 1890 at Atherstone. Baptised 6 Jul 1890
  
• Lived with his parents at Station Road, Atherstone [1911]
• Employed as a colliery labourer [1911]