Name
Percy Andrews
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/06/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
42803
Lincolnshire Regiment
7th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN
Q II I 14
France
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Flamstead Village Memorial, St Mary the Virgin Church Roll of Honour, Flamstead, St Leonard's Church Roll of Honour, Flamstead, Markyate Village Memorial, Markyate Roll of Honour
Pre War
On the 1891 Census the family of parents, William (a farm labourer born 1875), Ellen (born 1880), George (born 1882), Herbert (born 1884), Charles, Arthur (born 1888) and Minnie (born 1890) were living at Twenty Acres, London Road, Flamstead.
On the 1901 Census the family of parents, George & Herbert (both Hay & Straw Carters), Charles, a farm boy, Arthur, Frederick (born 1893), Horace (born 1897) and Percy were living at cottages London Road, Flamstead.
On the 1911 Census the family of parents, Frederick. Horace and Percy (schoolboy) were living at Twenty Acres, Flamstead.
Wartime Service
No Service record was found for Percy. He was enlisted as Private 156849 in Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment before being transferred to the Lincolnshire Regiment as Private 42803. He likely went France in 1917 to join 7th (Service) Battalion, part of 51st brigade, 17th (Northern Division. The division took part in the Battles of Arras 1917: 1st Battle of the Scarpe (9-14 Apr) 2nd Battle of the Scarpe (23-24 Apr).
In Later in 1917 they moved to the Ypres Sector and took part in the Battle of Passchendaele. In 1918 they were deployed to the old Somme Battlefield area when the Germans launched their Spring Offensive. The Division took part in the Battles of St Quentin (21-23 Apr 1918) and Battle of bapaume (24-25 Apr 1918). Percy was wounded sometime during this period and its confused aftermath, resulting to him dying from his wounds on 4 Jun 1918.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £5 and arrears of £9 11s 4d was paid to his Father William. Brother Charles served with Bedfordshire Regiment as Private 17675 and as Private 22445 in Princess Victotia's (Royal Irish Fusiliers), demobilised Feb 1919 and died 15 Oct 1919.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild, Simon Goodwin, Gareth Hughes, Anne & Gordon Mead
