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Gordon Mackenzie Pearce

In memory of:

Lieutenant Gordon Mackenzie Pearce

April 26, 1917

Military Service

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Pioneers

Division:

124th

Additional Information

Son of William K. and Emma Pearce, of Toronto. Born at Seaforth, Ontario. Brother of Lieutenant Walter King Pearce, who died on September 15, 1916, while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Commemorated on Page 307 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

VILLERS STATION CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

V. E. 13.

Location:

Villers-au-Bois is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 11 kilometres north-west of Arras. The VILLERS STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres north-west of the village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Memorial – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Photo of GORDON MACKENZIE PEARCE– Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.

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    Photo of GORDON MACKENZIE PEARCE – Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram May 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Honour Roll– "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921.

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    Honour Roll
    Honour Roll – "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921.
  • Commemorative Plaque– 1914-18 Memorial Plaque, The University Schools, University of Toronto, 371 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario. Erected by the U.T.S. Hockey Club, 1919-20.

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    Commemorative Plaque
    Commemorative Plaque – 1914-18 Memorial Plaque, The University Schools, University of Toronto, 371 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario. Erected by the U.T.S. Hockey Club, 1919-20.
  • Stained Glass Window– Stained glass window at Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto, to honour Gordon Mackenzie Pearce and Walter King Pearce.

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    Stained Glass Window – Stained glass window at Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto, to honour Gordon Mackenzie Pearce and Walter King Pearce.
  • Newspaper Clipping

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    Newspaper Clipping
  • Photo of Gordon Pearce– From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.

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    Photo of Gordon Pearce
    Photo of Gordon Pearce – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me.
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England

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