Service Details
Name:
 SPERRYN
Given Name:
 PERCY NEVILLE HENRY
Initials:
 P N H
Service No:
 4298V
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces
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Unit 2:
 "A" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1944-06-28
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Date of Birth:
 1914-07-27
Age:
 29
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
Decorations:
 M M, Mentioned in Despatches
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
Additional
Information:
Son of Clarence Percival and Coralie Frances Sperryn (nee Seager), of 29 Lorne Street, Estcourt, Natal. Born Durban. A bookkeeper. He was unmarried.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 ASSISI WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 V, D, 5.

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