Sergeant John Percival

John Percival born 25 Dec 1879 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire (?)

Son of John Percival of Low Doe Hill, Witton Shields and Mary Ann Robson of Snitter.

Married
Isabella Burnet on 17th April 1909 at St Mary's Church in Morpeth by Rev J.J Davies B.A Rector of Morpeth.

They have six Children:

Sergeant (John?) Percival of Broome Park.
Mr and Mrs Perceval, of Broome Park, have had a letter from their son, Sergeant Percival, saying he has been wounded in the leg. He is in hospital in England, and is going on all right. In his letter, Sergeant Percival says the advanced about 600 yards in the open and what seemed at Hill storm of bullets, when he received his wound. Sergeant Percival joined the Northumberland Fusiliers in the latter months of 1914, and went out to France in January 1916. Before enlistment he was head gardener with Colonel and Mrs Ord, Nunnykirk Hall, Morpeth he is married and has a wife and two sons. 15/7/1916

Source:www.fusilier.co.uk

After his wife's death in 1933 John looks to remarry to Emily Weedy in 1934 in Hexham.

By 1938 John was living at The Gardeners Cottage, Close House, Castle Ward with his second wife Emily working as a Gardener.

Death
1961 Morpeth District

Remembered onNetherwitton Memorial Cross.