8363: Horsemaster Pearce

https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25012172

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posted on 2024-01-17, 13:35 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

<p dir="ltr">Letter from Grandfather's Captain, from Gallipoli, saying the Grandfather is alive and well. He was a Horsemaster in Gallipoli and then on the Western Front. He earned medals during service - 1014-15 earned a Gallipoli Star and also received the Victory Medal. During his service he was promoted to Sergeant. He brought back an Ottoman Sword and Revolver. </p>

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Robery Pearce

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Douglass Charles Pearce - Royal Gloucester Hussars. Contributors Grandfather.

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1915

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Gallipoli and Western Front

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Photograph of Pearce Family Letter from Gallipoli

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South West Roadshow, Plymouth (06/03/19)

8363: Horsemaster Pearce

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