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Sgt. Percy John Witherick

British Army 1st Btn. Norfolk Regiment

from:Norwood, Surrey

(d.24th Aug 1914)

Percy J Witherick was born in 1891 in Norwood, Surrey. In the 1911 Census he is listed as being a Lance Corporal in the 1st Btn. of the Norfolk Regiment. As part of the BEF, he and his regiment landed in Le Havre in August 1914 to fight in WW1 in the Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat. The 1st Norfolks fought valiantly at Elouges but on 24th August, Percy, now a Sergeant, was listed as being "presumed dead". They never found his body.

Percy is commemorated on the La-Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial in France which is dedicated to nearly 4000 officers and men who lost their lives from August to early October 1914 and who have no known grave.



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