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Pte. Percy Henry Hill

British Army 19th (Western) Battalion. Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)

from:Paddington, London

(d.1st Jan 1917)

Born in Paddington, London 1st Feb 1884, my great uncle Percy Hill was one of the two born in this family who died in the First World War. A barber before the war and a great sense of humour he was sadly missed by my grandfather and his siblings. Percy was a crack shot so served as a Rifleman in the 19th (Western) Battalion. (Territorial) of Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own ( Formerly 3369, 3Rd City Of London (R.F Regt.) He was lost and was buried at sea on 1st Jan 1917.

Additional Information:

Possibly drowned following the sinking of SS Ivernia when the ship was torpedoed off Cape Matapan in the Med carrying reinforcements to Egypt on 1st January 1917.

Simon Weston








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