West Harptree, Somerset

[seaJane]

Apologies for the poor quality of this picture, taken inside West Harptree church on Sunday 10 November. The memorial is on the north nave wall near a window.

For anyone interested, the names are:

William Atkins

Maurice Baker

Percy (Elsworth) Croker

Herbert Dando

Henry Flower

Alfred Gilbert

William Hopkins

William Moon

Francis Watts

James Wyatt

[KevinBattle]

CROKER, P. Rank: Able Seaman. Service No: R/802. Date of Death: 27/09/1918.

Regiment/Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Anson Bn. R.N. Div.

Grave Reference: IV. F. 29. Cemetery: HERMIES HILL BRITISH CEMETERY

Name: Percy Croker. Rank: AB. Birth Date: 15 Sep 1897. Birth Place: Chewstoke, Somerset

Branch of Service: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Cause of Death: Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action

Official Number Port Division: R/802.. Death Date: 27 Sep 1918. Ship or Unit: Anson Battalion Royal Naval Division

Location of Grave: 4. F. 39.. Name and Address of Cemetery: Hermies Hill British Cemetery, France

Relatives Notified and Address: Father: Benjamin, West Harptree, Somerset

1901 Census shows Percy living with parents Benjamin and Rosina, but by 1911 his mother had died.

No clues as yet as to what relevance or why Elsworth should have been in brackets.

[aradgick]

The birth registration for Percy in Q4/1897 gives his name as Elsworth Benjamin Croker. The mystery is why the military records list him as Percy.

Andrewr