South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | La Brique Military Cemetery #2 |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 8 Jun 1915 in France | ~ | Stratford on Avon Cemetery Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Local Actions at Ypres | Commissioned from Cadet 12 Dec 1914 (Gazette) | Dulwich College Memorial |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Trenches NE of Ypres | 9th Battalion Rifle Brigade | |
Circumstances of Death
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War diary shows that the battalion were in trenches NE of Ypres when Percival was killed in action. His Dulwich College obiturary states that a shell exploded very close to where he was sitting in the trench. The very brief 3rd Battalion war diary entries for the period 31st July to 1st August 1915 are transcribed below. Trenches NE of Ypres - 31 Jul 1915:Battalion in trenches. Strength of Battalion Officers 27; Other Ranks 849 Trenches NE of Ypres - 1 Aug 1915: Battalion in trenches NE of Ypres. 2nd Lt. P. Powell killed in action Trenches NE of Ypres - 2 Aug 1915: 1 Rifleman wounded. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 16 Feb 1879 in Camberwell | 19 Mar 1879 in East Dulwich |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Alfred and Frances C. Powell | 477 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Dulwich College 1889 - 1898 [Click for Obituary] | Kings College, Cambridge 1898 - 1905, BA & MA |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1879 - Camberwell | 1891 - Scholar at Dulwich College |
| 1881 - Castleton Villas, 1 Ashbourne Grove, Camberwell | 1901 - Student at Cambridge |
| 1891 - Norton Villa, Lordship Lane, Camberwell | 1902 - Assistant Master at Bradford Grammar School |
| 1901 - 52 Harold Road, Croydon | 1903 - Assistant Master at Eltham College |
| 1911 - Wellington College, | 1903 - Assistant Master at Loretto College |
| 1915 - Sellwood, Lordship Lane, Camberwell | 1906 - Assistant Master at Wellington College |
- Played Rugby for Cambridge & Surrey
- We have not yet found a link between Percival and Stratford-on-Avon
