Peirs John Pte 2759591
From 70 Brigade
Personnel Entry
Name Peirs John
Army number 2759591
Rank Private.
Decorations
Date of birth Born 1918/19.
Age 21 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Black Watch, no enlistment date as yet. Posted to the 1st Tyneside Scottish. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. KILLED in ACTION 20/5/40 at Ficheux Category "B", Authority:- L Casualties.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 20-May-40.
Home address Son of William Sidney and Margaret Jane Peirs, Willington Quay, Northumberland. Buried Plot 8. Row E. Grave 4. BUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, Ficheux. No headstone inscription.
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