Soldier - Makes the Supreme Sacrifice

The late Pte. Thomas J. Pearcey 13789 Northants Regt., Pioneers (eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Pearcey, Higham Ferrers) who died of wounds on October 14th aged 22.

Mr. and Mrs. T. Pearcey desire to express their gratitude for the many kind messages of sympathy they have received.

Rushden Echo, 19^th October 1917, transcribed by Gill Hollis

IN MEMORIAM

PEARCEY – In loving memory of Pte. Thomas James Pearcey, 5^th Northamptonshire Regiment (Pioneers), who died of wounds received in action on October 14^th, 1916

Sleep on, dear boy, in your hero grave,
A grave I may never see;
But as long as life and memory last
I will remember thee.

From his fiancée, Lily Yeo.

PEARCEY – In ever loving memory of our dear son, Private Thomas James Pearcey, 5^th Battalion (Pioneers), Northamptonshire Regiment, who died of wounds received in action, October 14^th, 1916, aged 22 years. – From his sorrowing Mother and Father and the family.

58, Lancaster-street, Higham Ferrers.

Rushden Echo, 18^th October 1918

PEARCEY – In ever-loving memory of our dear son, Pte. T. J. Pearcey, 5^th Northants (Pioneers) who died of wounds in France, Oct. 14^th, 1916.

We cannot forget you; we loved you too dearly
For your memory to fade from our life like a dream;
Lips need not speak when the heart mourns sincerely,
And thoughts often dwell where they seldom are seen.

From Father, Mother, Sisters, and Brothers.