Early Life
Pearson was born in Glasgow on 1 June 1915. After leaving school, he worked as a baker and enlisted in the Territorial Army. He joined the 6th Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry, based in Yorkhill and part of the British 52nd (Lowland) Division, which was fully mobilised in 1939.
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