Willie Pearse | |
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| Born | 15 November 1881 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 4 May 1916 (aged 34) Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, Ireland |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Allegiance | Irish Volunteers |
| Years of service | 1913–1916 |
| Battles / wars | Easter Rising |
William James Pearse (Irish: Uilliam Seamus Mac Piarais; 15 November 1881 – 4 May 1916)[1] was an Irish republican executed for his part in the Easter Rising. He was a younger brother of Patrick Pearse, a leader of the rising.
- ^ Piaras F. Mac Lochlainn, Last Words, The Stationery Office (Dublin), ISBN 0-7076-0101-0, pg.76