This page was last updated on 30 September 2021 Click here to  Print this page Biography finder A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     Index of first names Lt Percy Douglas                   Percy Douglas was the eldest son of Rev Percy Douglas, Vicar of Great Sutton from 1900 to 1925.   Percy Douglas was injured on May 21st 1915 and again on Aug 27th 1916 and taken to a military hospital in Rouen.   Percy Douglas enlisted with the Liverpool Scottish Regiment and served on the Western front. After being wounded, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in August 1917. A Brisfit observer with 11 Squadron, he scored eight victories with his pilot, John Chick, between 12 and 15 March 1918, five victories being claimed in a single combat on 12 March.   The biographical information in the book "Above The War Fronts" says he came from Great Sutton, Chester and served in the Army Service Corps before joining the RFC in August 1917.   He served with No 11 Sqn until 17 March 1918, was with the School of Air Gunnery in May and in No 4 Training Depot Sqn in July. He left the RAF on 11 April 1919.   On January 5th 1918 at St. John's Great Sutton, Lieut. PERCY DOUGLAS, R.F.C., eldest son of the Rev. Percy and Mrs. Douglas, of Great Sutton, was married to EDITH, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. HORBURY, of Greenfields, Little Sutton, Cheshire   Grandfather of Eddie Roberts     Any contributions will be gratefully accepted     Errors and Omissions The Forum What's new? We are looking for your help to improve the accuracy of The Douglas Archives. If you spot errors, or omissions, then please do let us know Contributions Many articles are stubs which would benefit from re-writing. Can you help? Copyright You are not authorized to add this page or any images from this page to Ancestry.com (or its subsidiaries) or other fee-paying sites without our express permission and then, if given, only by including our copyright and a URL link to the web site.   If you have met a brick wall with your research, then posting a notice in the Douglas Archives Forum may be the answer. Or, it may help you find the answer! You may also be able to help others answer their queries. Visit the Douglas Archives Forum.   2 Minute Survey To provide feedback on the website, please take a couple of minutes to complete our survey.   We try to keep everyone up to date with new entries, via our What's New section on the home page. We also use the Community Network to keep researchers abreast of developments in the Douglas Archives. Help with costs Maintaining the three sections of the site has its costs.  Any contribution the defray them is very welcome Donate   Newsletter If you would like to receive a very occasional newsletter - Sign up! Temporarily withdrawn.

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