Son of Mr. William Henry and Mrs. Emily Perkins (nee Elstow)
Aged 25 years
Died 21st August 1916
Commemorated at Becourt Military Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt
Grave I. V.22.
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| Born at Rushden 1891. Emigrated 1909. |
Rushden Echo, 10th November 1916, transcribed by Kay Collins
Killed—Pte. Horace Perkins, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Perkins, formerly of Rushden, now of Australia, has fallen in action.
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Further research by Lynn Varcin with the Australian War Diary Records Office:
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I have investigated the war diary for 3rd Field Artillery Brigade for August 1916, and the service records of Horace Perkins, John Brennan, Thomas Vennell, and George Robert Brown. Their service records record the varying dates of death for each man, though the report on page 32 of the war diary (AWM4 13/31/24, RCDIG1014018) indicates their date of death is 21 August 1916.
Based on this, I have updated the date of death on the records on our Roll of Honour database for Horace Perkins, John Brennan, Thomas Vennell, and George Robert Brown, accordingly. |
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