Percy Charles Wilkins
WWI Roll of Honour
by Lynette Wray
Percy Charles Wilkins
Military History:
Regiment:
Royal Sussex Regiment
Rank:
Private
Service Number:
G/15564
Date of Enlisting:
April 1915
Date of death:
21.10.1916
Cemetery/ Memorial:
Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France
UK Cemetery/Memorial:
St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour
Ashwell Village War Memorial
Percy enlisted at Hertford in April 1915. He initially served with the Hertfordshire Regiment, Regimental number 4921 but later transferred to the Royal Sussex Regiment, Regimental number G/15564. He served in the Western European Theatre of War, France and Flanders and was killed in action on 21st October 1916.
Percy was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.
He is buried at Grandcourt Road Cemetery, Grandcourt, France, and commemorated on the St Mary’s Church Ashwell Roll of Honour and the Ashwell War Memorial.
Family History:
Date of Birth:
16.4.1898
Birth Place:
Holloway, Middlesex
Residence:
Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Marriage:
Single
Percy was the fourth son of Charles Simon and Mary Jane (nee Winter) Wilkins of Ashwell, Hertfordshire. He was born in Holloway, Middlesex but came to Ashwell soon after being born. He was a pupil of the Merchant Taylors School in Ashwell.
Percy's brother Prime Frederick died aged 17 in 1908 at Ashwell, Hertfordshire. His brothers Albert Pretoria, Harry and Arthur William all served in the War and survived.
Commentary:
Name: |
Percy Charles Wilkins |
Birth Place: |
Holloway, Middlesex |
Residence: |
Ashwell, Hertfordshire |
Death Date: |
21.10.1916 |
Enlistment Place: |
Hertford, Hertfordshire |
Rank: |
Private |
Regiment: |
Royal Sussex Regiment (formerly Hertfordshire Regiment) |
Battalion: |
11th Battalion |
Regimental Number: |
G/15564(formerly 4921) |
Type of Casualty: |
Killed in Action |
Theatre of War: |
Western Europe, France and Flanders |
This page was added on 04/04/2016.