In Memory Of
PEARCE, ROY COLLINGWOOD
Service Details
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
156106
Rank:
Major
Unit:
2nd Bn.
Regiment:
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Date of Death:
1943-02-27
Cause of Death:
Fired upon by Cape Corps guard, when driving through camp, vehicle headlights blazing
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Face 14.
Cemetery:
MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL
Country:
Tunisia
Additional Information
Decorations:
Mentioned in Despatches (twice)
Citations:
LG Sup 30 September 1941 pg. 7346, 2nd MID LG Sup 13 January 1944 pg. 264
Son of Frederick George and Annie Vanters Pearce, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. ***Buried at No. 2 Sqdn. Camp
