Arthur Leslie Pearce

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of William Percival and Daisy Elizabeth Pearce, of Avonside, Christchurch, Canterbury.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Seen climbing his Barracuda steeply from 1500 ft, then seconds later, diving into the ocean. Another aircraft witnessed the crash and circled, but did not find survivors. 5 miles from Ronaldsway. HMS Urley was a Naval Air Base on the Isle of Man

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn Vol 2 p 70]

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Casualty

Name:

Arthur Leslie Pearce

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Urley

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Air Accident

Date of Death:

27 January 1945

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland

Cemetery Reference:

Panel 9.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand