Service Details
Name:
 STAPLETON
Given Name:
 PERCY RYLAND
Initials:
 P R
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 1st Regt.
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Date of Death:
 1917-12-08
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Date of Birth:
 1883-05-14
Age:
 34
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in Gouzeaucourt sector
Decorations:
 M C
Citations:
 LG Sup 10 January 1917 - "For conspicuous gallantry in action. Although in an isolated position he collected six men, killed ten of the enemy and captured nineteen prisoners. He set a splendid example of courage and coolness throughout."
Additional
Information:
Son of John Cowper and Emma Stapleton
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Somme
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Cemetery:
 FINS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, SOREL-LE-GRAND
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Grave Reference:
 III. A. 16.

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