Perkins Charles Henry Lieut

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Surname: Perkins;

Forename(s): Charles Henry;

Initials: CH;

Rank: Lieut;

Born in: Darwen;

Previous Number: 767;

Previous Battalion: 1/5 of;

Previous Regiment: Lanc Fus;

Date of transfer to MGC: 19-Mar-1916;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 34 Bn;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 34 Bn;

Other MGC Unit Served (2): 11 Res Bn;

Date abroad: 10-Sep-1914;

Theatre of War: 3;

How killed: D;

Where: UK;

When killed: 14-Sep-1919;

Other Data: Nominal Roll of 125 Bde MG Company - as A/C/Sgt
NOK (mother) Mrs Caroline Perkins, 15 Richard Birch St, Bury, Lancs (she died 12/10/1930). Sister, Mrs W Ogden (same address) - enlisted aged 17 yrs 6m , (born 3/9/1893) a weft carrier for J Kenyon & Sons, Buty. 767 1/5 Lanc Fus.(later 39504) Service to count from 30/03/1909.Embodied 5/8/1914. Southampton for Egypt 10/9/1914, Dardanelles 2/5/1915. 15/5/1915 to be Act Sgt. 24/7/1915 wounded, 5/8/1915 15 Stat. Hosp - diarrhoea - rejoined 22/8/1915. 19/3/1916 transf to 125 Bde MG Coy and struck off strength. 25/3/1916 at Shallufa, appointed A Clr Sgt whilst performing the duties of CSM. 9/8/1916 transf to 125 MG Coy. 20/11/1916 Imper Sch of Instruction Zeitoun - gained 89% marks at 20th NCOs course. 2/3/1917 embarked per HT Megantic for Marseilles. 8/5/1917 to proceed to England as candidate for commission. 18/5/1917 to Cadet School
first commission 28/11/1917. Previously served 39504 MGC A/C/Sgt 125 Coy
Left Wing School, Grantham 17/12/1917 Left Wing School Grantham 17/1/1918, No 1 Sch of Instruction, Brocton Camp Staffs 4/1/1919. Record: Tactics (Application & Knowledge) V Good. Topography (Knowledge & Progress) V Good. - a keen young officer who has shown much interest and has worked well. He has a good knowledge of infantry work and is alive of the importance of cooperation between Machine Guns and Infantry. Fitness for Command (Platoon or Company) - Platoon. Is desirous of obtaining a regular commission in the MGC.
Left unit abroad (B Coy, 34 Bn) - wound, right wrist
Record of campaigns etc: bullet wound right shoulder, Gallipoli, bullet wound right wrist, France.
Cas Form: 30/3/1918 Base Depot (Camiers) - to join 34 Bn. Joined 6/4/1918. Wounded 13/4/1918 to 57 Field Amb - bullet wound wrist. To England on "Ville de Liege" 17/4/1918
Died suddenly, of a brain haemorrhage, Marlborough Barracks, Dublin 14/9/1919 Estate £158/12/0d in favour of Caroline Perkins (mother) wife of Charles Perkins;

Other Notes: PERKINS, Lieutenant, C H, Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 14th September 1919. E.P.152. 6681. Bury Cemetery, Redvales - Lancashire, United Kingdom.;

Related National Archives files: WO339/104420;

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