Private Percy Shedd
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1893
Date of Death
26 Aug 1918
War time / or Pre War occupation
Baker and confectioner
Employer
Family business
Service Number
248112
Place of Birth
Luton
World War I Address
9 Alma Street
Luton
Place of Death
France
Grave Location
France
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph , 14th September 1918
Pte Percy Henry Shedd, 248112, 2/2nd Battalion London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), was killed in action in France on August 26th, 1918. He was aged 25.
A son of Manchester Street confectioner Mr Harry Shedd and his wife Eliza, Percy had joined the the Army in January 1917. In April 1918 he was wounded in the leg and received treatment in England for three months before returning to the firing line six or seven weeks before his death.
Born in Luton in 1893, Percy had worked side by side with his father for 12 years. He lived at 9 Alma Street, Luton, and was an amateur footballer.
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Author: Deejaya
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