Service Details
Name:
 WHITEHEAD
Given Name:
 PERCY NEIL
Initials:
 P N
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 Royal Engineers
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Unit:
 174th Tunnelling Coy.
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Former Regiment:
 formerly 2nd Imperial Light Horse
Date of Death:
 1918-03-21
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Age:
 29
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Decorations:
 M C, M S M
Citations:
 MC LG Sup 19 August 1916 pg. 8230 - "For conspicuous gallantry. When a party of our troops had lost their direction during an attack, he immediately went out and led them to the correct line. At the enemy's parapet he was wounded in two places at point blank range, but was rescued. His gallant act saved a serious situation."; MSM LG 22 August 1918 (for actions while with 2nd Imperial Light Horse in GSWA)
Additional
Information:
Son of Mrs. Whitehead, of Orchardleigh, Paignton, Devon, and the late Percy Whitehead. Also served in German South West Africa. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Pas de Calais
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Cemetery:
 ARRAS MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Bay 1.

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