Douglas Edwin Pearson (1918 - 1942)

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1st Bn The Winnipeg Grenadiers

Biography

Douglas Edwin Pearson - Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association

Individual Report: H6958 Douglas PEARSON 1st Bn The Winnipeg Grenadiers

Douglas Edwin Pearson died October 12, 1942 while serving in Hong Kong as a "Prisoner of War". He is buried in the Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery in Hong Kong. Pearson Island in Northern Manitoba is named in honour of Doug's memory.

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General Information

Rank: First Name: Second Name: Private Douglas Edwin From: Enlistment Region: Date of Birth (y-m-d): Austin MB Manitoba 1918-12-10 Appointment: Company: Platoon:

Transportation - Home Base to Hong Kong

Members of 'C' Force from the East travelled across Canada by CNR troop train, picking up reinforcements enroute. Stops included Valcartier, Montreal, Ottawa, Armstrong ON, Capreol ON, Winnipeg, Melville SK, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper, and Vancouver, arriving in Vancouver on Oct 27 at 0800 hrs.

The Winnipeg Grenadiers and the local soldiers that were with Brigade Headquarters from Winnipeg to BC travelled on a CPR train to Vancouver.

All members embarked from Vancouver on the ships AWATEA and PRINCE ROBERT. AWATEA was a New Zealand Liner and the PRINCE ROBERT was a converted cruiser. "C" Company of the Rifles was assigned to the PRINCE ROBERT, everyone else boarded the AWATEA. The ships sailed from Vancouver on Oct 27th and arrived in Hong Kong on November 16th, having made brief stops enroute at Honolulu and Manila.

Equipment earmarked for 'C' Force use was loaded on the ship DON JOSE, but would never reach Hong Kong as it was rerouted to Manila when hostilities commenced.

On arrival, all troops were quartered at Nanking Barracks, Sham Shui Po Camp, in Kowloon.

Above info taken from: https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Pearson-9533&action=edit

• LAST NAME: PEARSON

FIRST NAME: DOUGLAS EDWIN DATE OF BIRTH: 10/12/1918 PLACE OF BIRTH: R.M. OF NORTH NORFOLK SEX: MALE REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1918,068499 REGISTRATION DATE:

Commemorative Feature: Site Description Location Province Map Reference Lat/Long Date Pearson Island Gauer Lake, Manitoba, in Manitoba 64 H/04 57 01' 03"; 97 51' 55" 1989 Death and Cemetery Information

Date of Death (y-m-d) Cause of Death Death Class Death Ref 1942-10-12 Faucial Diphtheria Died while POW Cemetery Location Cemetery Grave Number Gravestone Marker Cape Collinson Road Chai Wan Hong Kong China Sai Wan War Cemetery VIII. E. 6. Gravestone Image