Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	1914 Star & Clasp, British War & Victory Medals	Farnborough (St. Botolph) Churchyard
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
7 Oct 1914	~	Farnborough
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted Date	Other War Memorials
First Battle of Ypres	Mobilised August 1914	Eton Roll of Honour Book
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich

Other Military Information

• Commissioned to 2nd Lt on 21 Jan 1902
• Promoted to Lt in Mar 1904
• To Army Reserve 19 Feb 1907

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Severely wounded in action near Kruisecke on 26th October 1914

Between the 19th October and 22nd November 1914, the 7th Divsion took part in the First Battle of Ypres where the Division fought the advancing Germans to a standstill and as a result all units suffered heavy losses. It was here that British rifle fire wreaked havoc against repeated German mass infantry attack, preventing an enemy breakthrough. After the battle the Division was known as the 'Immortal Seventh.'

On 18th October William reached the firing line and took part in the battle. William was severely wounded at Kruisecke on the evening of the 25th October and died in the Herbert Hospital, Woolwich on 1st November 1914, age 32.

Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	British War & Victory Medals	Barlin Communal Cemetery Ext
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
After May 1916	~	Southam War Memorial | Southam Congregational
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other War Memorials
Battle of Arras (1917)	April 1916 at Southam
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
6th CCS at Barlin	~

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

We are unable to say on which day David was wounded. The battalion had entered the front lines at Arleaux on the 10th May and they were subject to heavy artillery barrages on the 10th, 11th and 12th May 1917. David died on the 17th, more than likely at 6th Casualty Clearing Station which used the cemetery at Barlin where he is buried.

Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial
Egypt	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	Alexandria (Hadra) War Cemetery
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
12 Sep 1915	~	Wellesbourne War Memorial
		Leamington Spa War Memorial
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted
Died of pnuemonia	7 Dec 1914 at Warwick	Other Military Information
		Wounded at Rafa on 9 Jan 1917
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
17th General Hospital, Alexandria	Previous service # 2708

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Alexandria was the base for the 17th, 19th, 21st, 78th and 87th General Hospitals and Percy died of pnuemonia at the 17th on 25 Apr 1918.

Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Mesopotamia	British War & Victory Medals	Basra War Cemetery
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
After 1 Jan 1916	~	Rowington
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other War Memorials
Died of Heat Stroke	August 1914 at St. Helens
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
No 3 British General Hospital

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

We believe, and are trying to confirm, that Percy died of Heat Stroke at the No 3 British General Hospital or Beit Nama Officer’s Hospital both in Basra.