Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Education & Career :
The name is popular and impedes investigation. The following are traces...
Second Mate Competency Certificate 15th September 1899.
1924 Arrives in UK
Name: William Frederick Pearce
Arrival Age: 44
Birth Date: abt 1880
Port of Departure: Africa
Arrival Date: 21 Jul 1924
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage: Lagos; Sekondi; Freetown; Teneriffe; Accra; Plymouth, Devon, England
Ship Name: Adda
Shipping Line: United Africa Steamship Company
Official Number: 146664
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Not Yet Known |
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| Action : No Data |
No Data has been recorded for the final action, because none has yet been found. If you have any information to offer, please contact the Project Team so we can add.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Northern Nigeria No. 3325 E.C. | Nigeria |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
6th January 1912 | - | - |
The contribution records of the Northern Nigeria Lodge are clear in the fact that William was a Master Mariner based in Lagos in 1912. It is less clear what happened to him whilst he was there: There appears to be full contributions until 1921 and a note across the FC and MM date column Note "(1912) still as EA 19/4/1924". So this would prove that he did not directly lose his life as a consequence of war or latterly in the immediate aftermath as a wounded casualty. Having been listed as an entry in the 1921 book, it seems likely at this point of investigation that his entry is a mistake. That he is not listed on the 1933 roll, perhaps reads as an acknowledgement of that.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley