Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Gillingham (Woodlands) Cemetery | Naval. 20. 1027. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.115 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 50C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Percy John Austin was born on January 11, 1883, in Cowden, Kent. Son of Eliza Austin, of 49, Roxwell Rd., Askew Rd., Shepherd's Bush, London.Family :
Son of Eliza Austin, of 49, Roxwell Rd., Askew Rd., Shepherd's Bush, London.Probate record shows: AUSTIN, Percy John of 49 Roxwell Road, Shepherds Bush, Middlesex. Died 7th May 1915 at Royal Naval Hospital, Gillingham, Kent. Administration granted at London 22nd June to Eliza Austin - widow (probably mother).
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Pembroke |
In WW1, HMS PEMBROKE, as well as being the Royal Naval barracks at Chatham, hosted a number of Accounting Bases (pay and admin offices - HMS PEMBROKE I, PEMBROKE II, etc) which handled men at a number of ships and shore establishments. However, a man wearing a PEMBROKE cap tally is more likely than not to have been actually serving in the Chatham Barracks. Many thousands of RN and RNR stokers will have passed through the barracks during WW1 either as ship's company or on courses. |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Detail :
Died at the Royal Naval Hospital. Died from disease.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | United Service No. 3124 E.C. | East Kent |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
10th June 1910 | 11th October 1910 | 9th December 1910 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley