Service Details
Name:
PEARCE
Given Name:
ROY COLLINGWOOD
Initials:
R C
Service No:
156106
Rank:
Major
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Regiment:
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
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Unit:
2nd Bn.
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Date of Death:
1943-02-27
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Cause of Death:
Fired upon by Cape Corps guard, when driving through camp, vehicle headlights blazing
Decorations:
Mentioned in Despatches (twice)
Citations:
LG Sup 30 September 1941 pg. 7346, 2nd MID LG Sup 13 January 1944 pg. 264
Additional
Information:
Son of Frederick George and Annie Vanters Pearce, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. ***Buried at No. 2 Sqdn. Camp
Commemoration
Country:
Tunisia
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Cemetery:
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
Face 14.

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