Vyvyan Pearse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Vyvyan Pearse

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1891

Place of Birth: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Date of Death: 19-Dec-1956

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Vyvyan Pearse

  • Gerald Vyvyan Pearse (7 September 1891 – 19 December 1956) was a South African first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
  • Pearse initially played first-class cricket for Natal in South Africa, before moving to England to take up a Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford.
  • He served in the British Army during the First World War with the Royal Field Artillery, during which he was awarded the Military Cross.
  • After the war he played first-class cricket in England for Oxford University, the Free Foresters and the Marylebone Cricket Club.
  • He later served in the Second World War and was made an MBE at its conclusion.
  • He was the youngest brother of the Test cricketer Charles Pearse.

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