We remember Percy Compton

We remember Percy Compton

Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Woodnewton, Northamptonshire United Kingdom Source:9526941 Source:9525192 1893
awards Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration Source:9525192
enlistment Peterborough, Northamptonshire United Kingdom Source:9525192
service British Army Lance Corporal 9931 Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:914708
service British Army Company Serjeant Major 9931 Bedfordshire Regiment Source:7076219
1918
death Killed in Action Source:7076219 Source:9525192 21st September 1918
burial Vis-En-Artois Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7076219

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Percy
Initials P
Last Name Compton
Source 914708
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 9931 Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion Lance Corporal
British Army 9931 Bedfordshire Regiment Company Serjeant Major
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Elizabeth nee Hull mother
James Compton father

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Medal Index Cards Transcription Anne23518
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Anne23518
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Tracy146635
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Tracy146635
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Tracy146635

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