Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Holyhead (Maeshyfryd) Burial Board Cemetery | 2. 1431. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 33A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Husband of Robina Pearn, of Beatrice Rd., Whitchurch, Cardiff.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS M. J. Hedley |
Mike: Damaged by submarine torpedo, 4.10.1918 9 miles WNW from Skerries lighthouse / Runcorn - Cork. Capsized Barry Docks while coaling |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
In the publication In Proud and Honoured Memory: In memory of the valiant sons of Whitchurch ... by Ceri Stennett and Gwyn Prescott, the following is recorded about William:
"Chief Engineer William George Pearn, S.S. M.J. Hedley, Mercantile marine, died of wounds from enemy action at sea, aged 47, on 04/05/1918. He was the husband of Robina Pearn of Beatrice Road, Whitchurch, formerly of 87 Claude Road, Roath, Cardiff. In 1911 she was living at 83 Llanishen Street, Heath, Cardiff. his ship was carrying sulphur phosphate from Runcorn to Cork, when she was attacked in the Irish Sea by gunfire from a German submarine nine miles from Holyhead. The crew was rescued but William Pearn had been mortally wounded while working the ship's engines trying to keep her afloat. He died a few hours after being landed and is buried in Holyhead (Maeshyfryd) Cemetery, Anglesey."
For his service he was awarded the British War and Mercantile Marine Medals.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Tennant No. 1992 E.C. | South Wales |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
13th March 1902 | 10th April 1902 | 8th May 1902 |
Listed as a Marine Engineer from Cardiff when initiated in 1902. The contribution record shows that he "Died 4.5.18."
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