Sapper Willie Pearn
Personal Details
- 1877143 Sapper
- Willie Pearn
- 43 Bomb Disposal Section
- Royal Engineers
Died on the 8th January 1944. Aged 24
Buried at Salerno War Cemetery
Grave III. D. 46
Note:
Sapper W. Pearn died whilst dealing with a 500lb British bomb fitted with a type 37 pistol. Sapper’s F.G. Biddle, P. Carney Sergeant H. Evans BEM, Corporal J.A. Johnston, Sapper G.W. Rice and Lieutenant B.M.M. Sinclair also died at this incident.
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