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Stanley Edward Pearson

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Gisborne Roll of Honour, World War II. A. Oakey to T. Tupara. Image kindly provided by John Halpin, CC BY John Halpin 2009.

Gisborne Roll of Honour, World War II. A. Oakey to T. Tupara. Image kindly provided by John Halpin, …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Stanley Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Pearson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    4819 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 1918 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Birth notes
    Son of Randolph Edward Pearson and of Mary Pearson (nee Roche) of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM 88 Wellesley Road, Napier, New Zealand AWMM
    • Unknown AWMM 88 Wellesley Road, Napier, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr R E Pearson (father), 778 Childer's Road, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    4819 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Stanley Pearson was the son of Randolph Edward Pearson and of Mary Pearson (nee Roche), of Gisborne, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    27 September 1944 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cesena War Cemetery, Italy AWMM V, C, 1 AWMM
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  • Obituary
    Sergeant-Major Stanley Edward Pearson, whose death in action is reported, is the second son of Mrs. M Pearson 778 Childers road, and the late Mr. Richard Pearson. He was born in Gisborne 26 years ago, and was educated at the Makaraka School and later at the Gisborne High School, after which he joined the Railways Department’s staff at Port Ahuriri. He left New Zealand with the First Echelon, Second NZEF and after two years’ service in the Middle East, including experience of the campaigns of Greece and Crete was returned to New Zealand as an' instructor. He subsequently rejoined the New Zealand Division in Italy. Besides his mother, he leaves one brother, Mr. Allan Pearson, and two sisters, Mrs. Phoebe Lowe and Miss Noeline Pearson, all of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 July 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21531, 10 OCTOBER 1944, PAGE 4
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Sinclair, D. (1954). 19 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 141 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 12: WW2 152 AWMM
    • Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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29 July 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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