Frederick William Perry was born circa 1896/7, a son of William Perry.
In May 1914 he was appointed as an assistant postman in the London Postal Region.
On 23 August 1915 he enlisted in Wandsworth, London, as a Private in the East Surrey Regiment claiming to be aged 19 years, 8 months, a messenger, living at 4 Oxford Villas, Magdalene Road, Earlsfield, London and was posted to their 13th Battalion. Just over one week later, on 1 September 1915 he was appointed as a Lance Corporal and he was promoted to Acting Corporal on 12 February 1916. His Battalion was assigned to the British Expeditionary Force and he entered France on 3 June 1916.
On 17 September 1916 he was reported missing, presumed dead, having served 1 year and 26 days. On 6 November 1917 his army effects totalling £5-5s-11d were sent to his father and on 15 October 1919 his £4-10s-0d war gratuity was also sent to his father. On 25 August 1921 his posthumously awarded British War Medal 1914-1918 and the Victory Medal were sent to his father at 51 Bassingham Road, Earlsfield, London.
As he has no known grave he is commemorated on Bay 6, Course E, Stone 9 of the Arras Memorial to the Missing in the Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Boulevard du General de Gaulle, Arras, France.
He is shown as ' PERRY, F.W.' on the Western Postal District war memorial in Mount Pleasant, London, WC1.
He is also commemorated on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's website, on the Imperial War Museum's Lives of the First World War website, on the A Street Near You website, on the London WW1 Memorial website, on the Royal British Legion's Every One Remembered website and on page 294 of the Post Office Fellowship of Remembrance's Book of Remembrance 1914-1920.
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
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