Greenway, Percy James

Poppy on a wooden cross

Age: 31
Date of birth: 1884

Parents: John and Mary Alice Greenway
Wife:
Address: 11 Commercial Buildings, Saltisford

Occupation: Labourer

In 1911 Percy was 25 and a Brewery Labourer.

His brother Louis, aged 17, was serving as a soldier as was his brother Thomas, 20.  By that time his father, John had died leaving his mother  Mary, 65 and brothers William, 27  a gardener, and Alfred, 11, a school boy)

Percy’s brothers, Louis and Thomas, also fell

Warwick Advertiser 9th December 1916
In Memoriam

Military Service

Rank & Number: Private, 4449
Regiment/Service: 9th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Brigade/Division:
Date of death: Wednesday, December 08, 1915
Cause of death/Battle: Did not serve overseas - died in Warnford Hospital, Leamington
Commemorated/Buried: Warwick Cemetery - Percy is buried with his father
Awards: Did not serve overseas - no medal entitlement
Commemorated locally at:

Contributors

  • Unlocking Warwick Research Group
  • Warwick Advertiser excerpts courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office

Leave a Reply