The Pearsons Family
The Pearsons family name is a common one in the history of Belchamp Walter. It is likely that this represents more than one family although they may share a common heritage.
Proprietors of the local pub, war veterans and school teachers are the Pearsons claim to fame. However, there is also a Pearson family that can be found remembered on the War Memorial in the cemetery. John Pearson was a veteran of The Great War and he has a grave in the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
There are 10 Pearsons in the Belchamp Walter Roll of Honour for those that served their country in the Great War.
Guy Morris Pearsons
The Commonwealth War Grave is situated in the churchyard of St. Mary's Belchamp Walter.
The names on the Roll of Honour:
| Name Rank | Rank/Regiment | Pearsons Leo. | Leinster Rgmt. | Pearsons Reg. | 8th Suffolks | Pearsons Guy. | R.A.S.C. | Pearsons John | 9th Suffolks | Pearsons John | Kitcheners |
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| Name Rank | Rank/Regiment |
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| Pearsons Frank | Kitcheners | Pearsons Samuel | East Yorks | Pearsons Tom | R.A.S.C. | Pearsons Walter | 1st Suffolks | Pearsons Fred | 1st Suffolks |
There are two commemorated on the War Memorial with the name Pearson. This could be a different family that had one son serving in the First War and another in the Second.
Miss Pearsons