PERKINS William Henry

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    PERKINS
  • Service Number:
    20570
  • Rank:

    Guardsman

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Grenadier Guards
  • Battalion:
    4th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    27th September 1915
  • Age At Death:
    33
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Loos Memorial, France, Panel 5 to 7
  • Place of Birth:
    Sale Green, Droitwich, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Joseph and Ann Perkins, of Sale Green, Droitwich; husband of Alice Perkins, of Sale Green

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PERKINS William Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Crowle School
Crowle St John the Baptist Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Crowle St John the Baptist Church with the additional information: Pte

Further Information About PERKINS William Henry

William was one of nine children of Joseph and Ann Perkins.  He married Alice Perkins and the couple had 5 children by 1914.  He was a friend of Henry Gittus who was also a casualty of the Great War.  They lived almost next to each other in Garden Cottages, Marlbrook Lane, Sale Green.  The pair enlisted together in the Grenadier Guards at Worcester on 16th November 1914.  Before enlisting in the army William worked as a gardener at Himbleton Court.

Source for additional information:
Crowle in the Great War, The Parish in 1914.

William Perkins has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Loos Memorial.

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