Private Percival Myers

Item

Title

Private Percival Myers

Who?

Private Percival Myers

Item(s)

Scroll of thanks from the King.

Story

Private Percival Myers served with 1st Battalion West Yorks Regiment. He died on 21st March 1918 and is commemorated by CWGC on the Arras Memorial. He was talked about a lot at home. Because Percival’s body was never found he has no gravestone. None of the rest of his family had a gravestone when they died as a tribute to Percival.

When?

21/03/1918

Where?

France

Contributor

Margaret Vickers (Great Neice of Percival)

Collection Day

City Hall, Bradford (02/02/2019)

This item was submitted on March 12, 2019