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4750999 Private William Pearce

Picture of Soldier of 11th Parachute Battalion

Born: 11 Dec 1919
Died: 07 May 1997
Age at death: 77 years, 4 months, and 26 days

Prisoner of War — No. 117233

Captured at Arnhem

  • Stalag 11B — Fallingbostel, Hanover, 18 Sep 1944 – 16 Apr 1945

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