M/23037 Pte Victor Wade Major Pearl, 615th M.T. Coy

 

1888 Born Thetford, Norfolk

1891 census at Mill Cottage, Attleborough, Norfolk

1901 census Beach Station Hotel, Station Road, Walton, Town Suffolk

1911 census at Waterloo House Westgate St Ipswich. Lodger, Drapers Assistant

15 June 1915 Enlisted Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Occupation Shop Assistant

Father, Wade Pearl, "Prince of Wales", Smallgate St., Beccles, later of: 9 Swines Green, Beccles, Suffolk.

London Z/2420 Ordinary Seaman Victor Wade Major Pearl, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

28 June 1915 Attached 1st Battalion Depot

23 Aug 1915 Drafted from 6th Battalion Depot, Crystal Palace to 3rd Reserve Battalion, Blandford

1 Oct 1915 promoted Able Seaman

1 Oct to 6 Oct 1915 leave

25 Oct 1915 Oct Drafted to Mediterranean Expeditionary Force joined Hood Battalion

16 May 1916 Embarked on HM Transport Ionian from Mudros

22 May 1916 disembarked Marseilles

1 June 1916 to 2nd Battalion, Hood

24 June 1916 to 4th Army Corps, Training School

5 July 1916 to 1st Battalion, Hood

2 Oct 1916 Admitted no.3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, slightly wounded gas shell

25 Oct 1916 admitted No 11 Casualty Clearing Station

31 Oct 1916 Transferred to 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne

10 Nov 1916 Discharged to 3rd Large Rest Camp, Boulogne

12 Nov 1916 admitted Base Depot Calais

19 Nov 1916 Re-joined Unit from Infantry Base Depot

29 Nov 1916 detached to 189th Brigade Light Trench Mortar Battery

1 Mar 1917 no.17 Convalescent Hospital

2 Mar 1917 to 11th Corps Rest Station transferred to 5 Ambulance Train

12 Mar 1917 to Unit

19 April 1917 Taken on strength for treatment Command Depot/110

8 – 17 June 1917 leave to UK

14 – 28 Feb 1918 leave to UK

15 March 1918 admitted no.3 Stationary Hospital, Rouen with severe gas shell wound

20 March 1918 Invalided to UK

21 March 1918 Admitted North Evington, Military Hospital, Leicester

27 March 1918 Nok informed

10 – 19 April 1918 Furlough

27 June 1918 Awarded Good Conduct Badge

18 July 1918 Transferred to 2nd Reserve Battalion, Aldershot from Command Depot

20 Aug 1918 Drafted from 2nd Reserve Battalion, Aldershot to Hood Battalion, BEF

21 Aug 1918 embarked at Dover for Calais, joined ‘L’ Infantry Base Depot

1 Sept 1918 Joined Hood Battalion

24 Sept 1918 detached to 189th Brigade Light Trench Mortar Battery

11 March 1919 Embarked for UK

13 March 1919 Demobilised at Purfleet

Works as Warehouse Man

27 Jan 1920 Re-enlisted in Royal Army Service Corps Motor Transport for 2 years at Norwich

M/23037 EMT 61106 Private Victor Wade Major Pearl

28 Jan 1920 Posted to Avington Park Camp, Winchester

31 Jan 1920 Posted to No.4 Training Depot at the Mobilisation and Embarkation Area Headquarters – Bulford Trained as a Lorry Driver

10 May 1920 Posted to 9 Motor Transport Company, Bulford

11 Oct 1920 Posted to 615th Motor Transport Company, Dublin

13 April 1921 Died

St.V.B. Medals issued to Universal Legatee, IC/1077/1924

1921 Apr 13 Died age 32. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Pearl, of 9, The Green, Beccles, Suffolk

Buried Grangegorman

 

British soldiers died in Ireland