Link to November 1916 War Diary Transcription November found the 18th Battalion approximately 50 kilometers from the hell that was the Somme. Now located in the Lens Sector in the vicinity of Bully-Grenay the Battalion was able to find relative rest and recuperation after the actions of September and October. The first part of the... Continue Reading →
Biographical Information: Private James Thomas Pearce, reg. no. 157658
Soldier: Private James Thomas Pearce, reg. no. 157658 Status of Digital Service Record: Not available as of July 8, 2016. Biography Private J.T. Pearce joined the 81st Battalion at Toronto, Ontario on September 17, 1915. He subsequently was transported to England and then to the Continent where he joined the 18th Battalion. He was 26... Continue Reading →