In Memory Of
STAPLETON, PERCY RYLAND
Service Details
Age:
34
Date of Birth:
1883-05-14
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
1st Regt.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Date of Death:
1917-12-08
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in Gouzeaucourt sector
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
III. A. 16.
Cemetery:
FINS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, SOREL-LE-GRAND
Localitly:
Somme
Country:
France
Additional Information
Decorations:
M C
Citations:
LG Sup 10 January 1917 - "For conspicuous gallantry in action. Although in an isolated position he collected six men, killed ten of the enemy and captured nineteen prisoners. He set a splendid example of courage and coolness throughout."
Son of John Cowper and Emma Stapleton
