ROPER Percy

  • First Name(s):
    Percy 
  • Surname:
    ROPER
  • Service Number:
    18990
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    2nd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    24th April 1917
  • Age At Death:
    21
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    St Leger British Cemetery, France, Grave C. 28.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Mr and Mrs William Roper, 97 Stourbridge Rd., Stambermill, Stourbridge

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ROPER Percy Is Named On These Memorials

Lye and Wollescote War Memorial
Lye Christ Church Window

Further Information About ROPER Percy

Percy Roper volunteered for the Worcesters and joined the 2nd Battalion, who were involved in all the major battles on the Western Front from the outbreak of war. In the Spring of 1917 they moved from the Somme area to the front line for the second stage of the Battle of Arras. Their position near the village of Croisilles faced a notably strong section of the Hindenburg Line and a co-ordinated attack was made on the 23rd April. Little ground was gained and among those who were killed on the 24th was Private Percy Roper.

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Credits: Researched by The Black Country Society.