No.5827317, Private Percy PERKINS
Aged 23
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Frank Perkins was born on 6th October 1916 in Snailwell (Newmarket Q1-1915 3B:), baptised in Snailwell on 5th November 1916, son of Frank and Rose May PERKINS
(née ALLEN), father a groom They were later living in Fordham.
In 1939 the family were at 12 Eldith Avenue, Fordham - father Frank [26-3-1892] a farm carter; mother Rose [8-5-1892]; brothers Ronald [30-5-1918] a farm carter; Frederick [24-2-1920] a general labourer; Edwin [2-3-1921] farm carter and Geoffrey [28-5-1925] at school. Three closed records, presumably Frank and Percy were 2 of them. He was the younger brother of Frank PERKINS see here |
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He is the only one of 21 men of the 1st Suffolk to die that day that is buried in Zuidschote, not far NNW from Ypres, presumably a rear guard action as the
BEF retreated to Dunkirk.
The evacuation from Dunkirk took place from 27th May to 4th June.
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