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7902996   Lance Corporal Patrick Pearson
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Dated added: 30/12/2015   Last updated: 15/03/2020
Personal Details
Regiment/Service: Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. (British Army)
Died: 07/10/1940 (Unknown)
Age: 40
Summary      
Patrick Pearson was the son of Patrick and Mary Pearson (nee Heatherington). He was born about 1900. He became the husband of Brigid Pearson of Ballygawley. Lance Corporal Patrick Pearson was serving with the 48th Royal Tank Regiment, part of the Royal Armoured Corps when he died on 7th October 1940. Lance Corporal Patrick Pearson is buried in Garvaghey Roman Catholic Churchyard, near Ballygawley.
Further Information
Patrick Pearson was the son of Patrick and Mary Pearson (nee Heatherington). He was born about 1900.
Patrick Pearson became the husband of Brigid Pearson of Ballygawley.
Lance Corporal Patrick Pearson was serving with the 48th Royal Tank Regiment, part of the Royal Armoured Corps when he died on 7th October 1940.
Lance Corporal Patrick Pearson is buried in Garvaghey Roman Catholic Churchyard, near Ballygawley. He is the only Commonwealth burial in this cemetery.
The CWGC record Lance Corporal Patrick Pearson as the son of Patrick and Mary Pearson (nee Heatherington). He is also recorded as the husband of Brigid Pearson of Ballygawley.
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Relevant Dungannon Area Locations
No Location Region Location Notes Longtitude Latitude
1 Ballygawley Ballygawley CWGC lists wife in Ballygawley 54.463403 -7.031779
2 Garvaghey RC churchyard Ballygawley buried in Garvaghey 54.48889 -7.13561
References and Links
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1 FindAGrave.com Photo of L/Corporal Patrick Pearson's gravestone
2 War Graves Photographic Project Photo of Lance Corporal Patrick Pearson's gravestone can be purchased here
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