We remember William Edward Perkins

We remember William Edward Perkins

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Timeline

Timeline

1889
sibling Constance Minnie Perkins Source:7651587 1889
1891
sibling Alice Emily Perkins Source:7651587 1891
1893
birth Shrewsbury United Kingdom Source:7500185 Source:7651592 1893
1896
sibling Florence Mabel Perkins Source:7651587 1896
1899
sibling Richard Stanley Perkins Source:7651586 1899
1901
dates Age 7 Source:7651592 31st March 1901
1901
location Coleham, Shrewsbury United Kingdom parents address Source:7651592 31st March 1901
1903
sibling Wilfred Leonard Perkins Source:7651587 1903
1911
dates Age 17 Source:7651586 2nd April 1911
1911
location Longden Coleham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire United Kingdom parents address Source:7651586 2nd April 1911
1915
dates Age 22 Source:7651587 10th December 1915
1915
employment Teacher Penistone Grammar School Penistone, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:7651672 10th December 1915
1915
enlistment Penistone United Kingdom Source:7651587 10th December 1915
1916
service British Army Private 6940 London Regiment 2/28 Source:7651587 28th January 1916 - 3rd March 1916
1916
service British Army Private 761535 London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 1/28 Source:7651587 4th March 1916 - 30th October 1917
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7651587 4th March 1916 - 30th October 1917
1917
dates Age 24 Source:7500185 30th October 1917
service British Army Private 761535 London Regiment Source:3478253
1917
death Killed in Action Zonnebecke, West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7500185 Source:7651587 30th October 1917
burial Tyne Cot Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7500185

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Edward
Initials WE
Last Name Perkins
Source 7651587
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Coleham, Shrewsbury United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Longden Coleham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 761535 London Regiment Private
British Army 6940 London Regiment 2/28 Private
British Army 761535 London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 1/28 Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Perkins father
Alice Emma mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Richard Stanley Perkins brother 1899
Constance Minnie Perkins sister 1889
Florence Mabel Perkins sister 1896
Alice Emily Perkins sister 1891
Wilfred Leonard Perkins brother 1903
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1915-12-10 5'8"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1915-12-10 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Ann39898
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Ann39898
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Ann39898

External Evidence

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Barnsley War Memorials Project - Penistone Grammar School Linda571

Multimedia

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TYNE COT MEMORIAL James5896

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