Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	Merville Community Cemetery
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
25 Jun 1915	~	Southam War Memorial | Southam Congregational
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other War Memorials
Local actions near Cour St. Vaast	29 Dec 1914 at Birmingham	Astwood Bank War Memorial
		Astwood Bank Baptist Church
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
1st/2nd London CCS at Merville	2nd Field Company, RE

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

On 12 Jan 1916 the 82nd Field Company were working on trench breastwork defences at Cour St. Vaast when, per the war diary Sapper Pearson H R was wounded by a bullet from a fixed German rifle or machine gun. He was taken to the 1st/2nd London Casualty Clearing Station at Merville and and died of his wounds two days later on 14 Jan 1916. In a letter to Hubert's parents his Major said "During the time your son was with this Company he showed splendid qualities as a worker and a soldier... I consider his death is a very great loss to the Company the whole company mourns his loss".