Percy George Tollett (24250) was a private with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 2nd battalion. He was killed in action during an attack on Beaumont Hamel in November 1916. He has no known grave but is on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. He married Helen Sarah less than a year before he was killed. She never re-married but spent the rest of her life in a small cottage in Wolvercote, Oxfordshire. || Photographs of Percy Tollett and comrade in uniform ; Percy Tollett with his wife Helen Sarah nee Quarterman ; Helen Sarah Tollett || || Percy Tollett with colleague || Percy Tollett on the left || || Photograph || Remembrance || Front || Percy Tollett with his wife Helen Sarah || Home Front || || Helen Sarah Tollett || Photograph

Thomas Percy Vivian Jenkins was born in Cardiff S. Wales. His contributor (Jeremy Stuehmeier) believes him to have been in 14 company 3rd Devonshire, (although this may be a brother, George, who sends a postcard from 14 company 3rd Devonshire in Exeter just after joining up in September 2014). Seems to have been in Egypt some of the time. He served, was wounded and died in Torquay 1918. || panoramic photograph of cavalry soldiers Devons? postcard photograph of TPVJ on horseback postcard photograph of TPVJ in pith helmet postcard photograph cavalry train postcard 'it's got to be done'

Photograph || Sapper 99797 Percy Massey was my granddad's brother, before the war they lived together with their parents Arthur & Ann and their other brother and a sister in Disley, Cheshire. Percy was born in 1896 and by 1911 aged 14 he was working as a milkboy with his father Arthur who was a cowman on a farm on the estate of Lord Newton at Lyme Park in Disley. About May 1915 Percy volunteered for the Army and, after training, in November 1915 he was sent to France with the 201st Field Company Royal Engineers. Percy was involved in the Royal Engineers preparations for the Battle of the Somme. On the 2nd of July his unit was given orders to advance and repair trenches and barbed wire entanglements damaged or destroyed by the earlier artillery bombardment. The 201st moved up to their position at Montauban de Picardie but were unable to undertake any work repairing the defences because of heavy German shelling. On 2nd July one officer and four other ranks from the 201st Coy RE, including Uncle Percy, were killed in action at Montauban. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. He was 19 years of age. || || A family photograph of Percy Massey in his Royal Engineer's uniform || Photograph