Sergeant Percival Arthur Bromley

Percy Bromley was born in 1887, son of Harry & Emily Bromley (nee Harley). He enlisted the Leicestershire Regiment, service number 21754, before being transferred to the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry), 207th Company, service number 26241.

Percy was awarded the Military Medal for action at the Battle of Messines. In a letter written to his mother on 12th July 1917, he told her that he had been awarded the medal for “Conspicuous Courage and Devotion to duty under heavy shell fire”.

He was 30 years of age when he was killed on 26th September 1917.

According to the report from his commanding officer, Percy had been slightly wounded but declined to go to the dressing station as he considered his wounds were not serious. Instead, he rested in a shelter, along with an officer, when it was struck and demolished by a large shell. Percy was killed, but the officer was wounded. His devotion to duty had cost him his life.

Sergeant Bromley was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal.

He is buried at The Huts Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, plot reference VII. C. 20.

Percival Bromley, left, with his younger brother, Cecil.