Identity
Person No.
23876
Service No.
4298V
Last Name
First Name
Percy Neville Henry
Initials
P N H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action. "A" Coy was instructed to relieve ILH/KR in the vicinity of Montepulciano. Upon advancing to a position thought to be clear of the enemy, they encountered resistance, which they drove off. He was killed during the subsequent shelling of the position by the enemy
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Royal Natal Carbineers 221
Later renamed
Natal Carbineers
(1961)
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry (1st Bn); 2nd Bn converted to armour 1939-45 as 6th Reconnaissance Regiment, SA Tank Corps (Egypt)
Status
Active Citizen Force
WWII-only split: 1st Battalion fought as infantry; 2nd Battalion converted to armour, later amalgamated with 4th Armoured Car Regiment as 4th/6th ACR. Not a permanent whole-regiment Corps change. No SADF-era (1974-92) brigade attachment found in available sources -- left unrecorded rather than guessed.
Awards
Military Medal (MM)
United Kingdom
MM LG Sup 24 September 1942 pg. 4158 - "For gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East". MID LG Sup 15 December 1942 pg. 5448 | S
Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
United Kingdom
le East". MID LG Sup 15 December 1942 pg. 5448 | Son of Clarence Percival and Coralie Frances Sperryn (nee Seager), of 29 Lorne Street, Estc
Notes
Son of Clarence Percival and Coralie Frances Sperryn (nee Seager), of 29 Lorne Street, Estcourt, Natal. Born Durban. A bookkeeper. He was unmarried.
Citations
MM LG Sup 24 September 1942 pg. 4158 - "For gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East". MID LG Sup 15 December 1942 pg. 5448
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