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Pte. Daniel Pearce
British Army 12/13th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.8th Oct 1918)
Daniel Pearce enlisted at Jarrow and served with the 12/13th Battalion the Northumberland Fusiliers, he died on the 13th October 1918. He is remembered at St Paul's Church and buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Guoy. His Medal Card shows the award of the British War and Victory Medals and that he was killed in action.
Daniel was born in Jarrow in 1896, son of Daniel and Eliza Pearce nee Wells. He was married to Sarah Pearce nee McDougall living at 3 Dunstan Street, Hebburn. In the 1911 census he is living at 26 Franklin Street Jarrow with his father Daniel(56),a Lead Works labourer and his mother Eliza(46)who has been married for 23 years having 12 children, 9 of whom survived. There are 5 daughters and 4 sons. George (17) and Daniel (15) are both pit workers.
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