Name
Percy Arthur William Bullimore
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
23/08/1918
18
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
G/31109
The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
1st Bn. 13 Brigade. 5 Division
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL
Panel 7.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Ashwell Village Memorial, St Mary’s Church Memorial, Ashwell
Pre War
Born in Islington, resident of Ashwell. Enlisted in Hertford, joining the Royal West Kents.
He had won a scholarship to Clarks College and then entered the Civil Service where it was thought he had a substantial career ahead of him.
Wartime Service
A notice appeared in the Hertfordshire Express on 21st September 1918 stating that Percy was killed in action on 23rd of August, just two months before his 19th birthday.
Additional Information
Eldest son of William and Ruth Bullimore, of Kingsland Terrace, Ashwell, Baldock, Herts. The St Mary's Church Roll of Honour incorrectly indicates that he survived.
Acknowledgments
Derry Warners
Adrian Pitts, Paul Johnson
