Lance Corporal William Perrins
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1893
Date of Death
30 Sep 1918
Employer
George Kent Ltd
Regiment
Medals Awarded
Service Number
80174
Place of Birth
Lewisham
World War I Address
44 Warwick Road
Luton
Place of Death
France
Grave Location
Noyelles-sur-l'Escaut Communal Cemetery Extension
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News , 7th November 1918
L-Cpl William Perrins, 80174, 23rd Royal Fusiliers, was killed in action in France on September 30th, 1918. He left a widow and a child living in Luton.
He had gone to France only a month earlier, on August 28th, following 14 weeks of training in Ireland. He had previously worked for George Kent Ltd.
Born in Lewisham, London, to Frank and Lucy Perrins in 1893, he and his parents and four sisters and three brothers were living at 30 Maple Road, Luton, in 1911.
He met neighbour Violet Minnie Hubbocks, of 22 Maple Road, and they were married in Luton in 1914. They had a daughter, Millicent, born in 1915 and lived at 44 Warwick Road, Luton. Violet remarried in 1920.
Individual Location
Author: Deejaya
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