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 Killed | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Home | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Warwick Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre of War | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 14 Nov 1915 in France | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick School | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Killed in Flying Accident | Jan 1915 in London | |
| Place of Death | Date Commissioned to RFC | Previous Regiments or Units |
| Rendcomb, Gloucestershire | 4 Sep 1916 to 2nd Lt (Gazette) | Pvt 6546 19th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers |
Circumstances of Death
| Percy was the pilot of a Avro 504A number A5911 of 38th Training Squadron, RFC which spun on its final turn into Rendcomb Airfield. Also killed was 2nd Lt William Leslie Savage (18). Click here for Percy's RFC Service Record - Courtesy of the National Archive's |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 22 Aug 1888 at Warwick | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Walter Tom and Harriet Tew | 35 Saltisford, Warwick |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Warwick School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1888 - Warwick | 1901 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 35 Saltisford, Warwick | 1911 - Pupil at Gas Works |
| 1901 - 35 Saltisford, Warwick | 1914 - Asst Manager at Leicester Gas Works |
| 1911 - 35 Saltisford, Warwick | |
| 1914 - 35 Saltisford, Warwick | |