His story
Wortham Pearmain worked as a builder’s labourer.
He was recorded living in Hitchin in 1911.
Son of Mrs. A. E. Pearmain, of 20, King’s Rd., Hitchin, Herts.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/20391. His recorded unit was No. 5 Veterinary Hospital.
He died on 20 August 1918, aged 33. His recorded cemetery or memorial is Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Builder's Labourer
- Residence recorded
- Hitchin
- Family
- Son of Mrs. A. E. Pearmain, of 20, King's Rd., Hitchin, Herts.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/20391
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 5 Veterinary Hospital
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 20 August 1918
- Age
- 33
- Cemetery or memorial
- Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
- Grave reference
- IV. D. 2.
Connected men
- Fred BELVERSTONEAlso buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
- Herbert Kirkham BROWNAlso buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
- Cyril Charles FLEMINGAlso buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
- George Charles LIVIEAlso buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 377
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Wortham Pearmain”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/pearmain-wortham-se-20391/.
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