Private Percy Kent
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1882-11-27
Place of birth: Sussex England
Next of kin: Emily Kent, wife. 610 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
610 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-11-05
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 681856
Highest Rank:
Private
(75th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 75th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in final advance in Nord Pas De Calais area in vicinity of villages of Rombies and Marchipont
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 1570032
LAC ID:
492180
Service file: B5104-S013
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Henry Kent and Emily Kent of 9 Croft Road, Hastings, Sussex, England; husband of Emily Kent
This man had previously served for 3 years as a Private in the 5th Bn R.S.Territorials.
The war diary states that the 75th Battalion were in this part of the advance for 3 days which was much longer that expected as most battalions were in the advance for 24 hours before being relieved. Part of the reason for this is the fact that the 87th battalion were unable to draw up in front of the battalion to allow them to withdraw thereby causing them to remain in position longer than expected.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and this man is on the CWGC site. Info also from the war diary of the 75th Battalion [Private Army Canadian Infantry 75th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-06-08