William Charles Pearson
* 13 September 1929 - † 17th.June 1979

Major D.G. Walker writes:
Major (OEO) W.C.C. (BIll) Pearson died on Sunday, 17th June, as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic accident near Oxford on 26th May. At the time of his untimely death Bill was serving as OIC Stores Section RAOC attached 18 Command Workshop REME, Bovington. His passing has come as a great shock and sense of loss to his many friends in the Corps and throughout the Army he served so well. Bill was a true believer in the Corps Motto, Sua Tela Tonanti - "To the Warrior his Arms". All who came into contact with him from stations as far apart as Berlin and Belize will remember his sense of Duty, dedication and determination to ensure that from his Corps those it served received only the best.
Bill joined the RAOC as an 'enlisted boy' in the forties and became one of those identified by the Regimental Numbers prefixed 1059. He was always very proud to be known as an ex-boy and a 1059er, as in more recent years he was proud of being an OEO. Like so many of us 'Boy Pearson' stood on parade in Parsons Barracks Aldershot, many years ago, to hear himself described as one of the future NCOs, WOs and Officers of the Corps. How well he fulfilled those promises, from Boy through the ranks to Conductor and then on selection for OEO reaching the rank of Major. Those of us who knew him so well will remember him with pride and affection; some of us will also remember him for the lessons he gave us in the boxing ring, for he was a truly great boxer and throughout his career always retained his love and interest of the manly art.
Others will remember him as a solid centre half on the football field and of course in more recent years as a passionate golfer. All will remember him for what he was, a gentleman and a very fine soldier. To his wife Jane and daughter June we say "we share your loss"; but perhaps the finest tribute was paid to his memory by the remarkable turnout of both military and civilian friends when Bill was cremated with full military honours at Headington, Oxford, on 26th June.

Mrs. Jane Pearson and her daughter June would like to thank friends and Bill's fellow officer's and comrades for their kind messages of sympathy, floral tributes and attendance at the funeral of Major Bill Pearson RAOC.