James Henry PEARSE

Regimental number6/1955
Place of birthNelson
AddressHedgehope
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Walter Pearse, Hedgehope, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 4 September 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialLancashire Landing Cemetery (Row K, Grave No 36), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Eliza Hope Pearse
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died at Imbros of wounds sustained at Gallipoli.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth

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