Lieutenant Harry Percival Freeman
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Freeman,
Harry Percival
Date of birth: 1889-11-15
Place of birth: London England
Next of kin: Ellen Sarah Freeman, mother, 256 Willesden Lane, London NW, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Silk & Wool Merchant
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-01-21
Cause of death:
Accident
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 192415
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
- Lieutenant (Air Force).
- Private (Army).
- Lieutenant, 134th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Great Britain
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: flying accident
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 388073
LAC ID:
397482
Service file: B3302-S023
Uploader's Notes: 18 months prior service with 2nd County of London Yeomanry. Harry Percival Freeman was serving at the Central Flying School when he died on 21 January 1918. Described in the Aberdeen Press and Journal as an 'experienced pilot', both he and Lieutenant C. S. Rooke were killed in a flying accident in Cambridgeshire when, 'at some height the machine nose-dived, and struck the ground with great force.'
Uploader's Research notes: Memorial Scroll offered in Spinks November 28, 2018 auction. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 92nd Battalion A Company Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 134th Battalion Lieutenant Air Force Royal Flying Corps Central Flying School ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2018-11-09
Last modified: 2018-11-09