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257026 Gnr Percy Douglas Norgate British Army 233rd Siege Bty Royal Garrison Artillery from:Winchester (d.10th August 1918) Percy Norgate did not join up until he was in his late thirties, in the last year of the war. He served with the 233rd Seige Battery Royal Garrison Artillery in WW1. He was captured by the Germans on 2nd of March 1918 and taken to their POW camp at Gustrow, Northern Germany. The well-remembered story is that while there, Percy managed to send a letter home. The family steamed off the stamp and found written underneath the sentence "Don't throw out the bacon rinds." This reference to the tough part of the bacon normally cut off and discarded told the family something about the conditions under which their beloved boy was living. He died in hospital later that year on 10th of August 1918, 3 months before the Armistice. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**