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We remember Percy Longbottom
We remember Percy Longbottom
Timeline
Timeline
birth
United Kingdom
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service
British Army
Private
12810
West Yorkshire Regiment
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service
British Army
Private
12810
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Source:7381692
1916
death
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1st July 1916
burial
Somme
France
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Percy |
| Initials | P |
| Last Name | Longbottom |
| Source | 5416761 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 12810 | West Yorkshire Regiment | Private | ||
| British Army | 12810 | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) | Private |
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Private Percy LongbottomPrivate Percy Longbottom 12810. Unit: 10th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment. Death: 1 July 1916, missing, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. | Press cutting with head portrait
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Communities
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Men of the 10 West Yorks who died 1/7/16More about Men of the 10 West Yorks who died 1/7/16
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Joanna19174 |
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| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Private Percy Longbottom | James201 |
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