Thank you to Patricia Brazier for the following research.
Percy was born on 28th April 1882 and baptised on 16th July 1882 in the parish church of Dorking. His parents are Enoch and Eliza. They are living in Church Street in Dorking. Enoch is a Grocer’s Assistant.
Percy joined St Martin’s school on 27 October 1890 and left 29th May 1891 when his family moved to Portslade.
In the 1891 census, just before they left for Portslade, his family are living in Meadowbrook Road, in Dorking. Percy has two sisters, Lilian and Gertrude and a Brother Walter.
The 1901 census finds the family in Trafalgar Road in Portslade in Sussex. Percy is 18 and now has another brother Alfred, he is 2 years old.
In the 1911 census Percy is a Potman at the Portland Hotel in Hove. The rest of his family are still living in Portslade.
Percy married Annie Elizabeth Waller in the December quarter of 1912 in Steyning. They had one daughter, Dorothy; she was born in Steyning in June quarter of 1913.
On 18th April 1917 Percy’s battalion were in trenches North West of Neuville-Vitasse. They were involved in fierce fighting and forced to withdraw. Casualties were heavy; 15 Officers and 346 of other ranks were killed, wounded or missing. Percy must have been one of the wounded as it is recorded he “died of Wounds” on 9th May 1917. He is buried in Mont Huon Military Cemetery in Le Treport.
He is also commemorated on the Portslade and West Hove Memorial in Easthill Park, Portslade.
His widow Annie Elizabeth married George Sandals in June 1924.
| Born | Dorking, Surrey | |
| Son of | Enoch and Eliza Pimlott | |
| Husband of | Annie Elizabeth Waller | |
| Father of | Dorothy Pimlott | |
| Regiment | 13th Battalion. Manchester Regiment. | |
| Number | 41747 | |
| Former Regiment | G/12499. Royal Sussex Regiment | |
| Date of Death | 9th May 1917 | |
| Place of Death | Near Neuville-Vitasse. France | |
| Cause of Death | Died of wounds | |
| Age | 37 | |
| Cemetery | Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France |
