Basic Details
Surname
Jacquest
Forenames
S P
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Samuel Percy
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
All extra details are based on information supplied by the College Archivist (see Additional Information). This included the following biographical details: '(1907) Born 18 January 1888, Rockingham Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire; son of Samuel Frederick Jacquest, Contractor, and Susan Groome. Subject(s): Medieval and Modem Languages; BA 1910. Tutor(s): L H K Bushe-Fox. Johnian Relatives: uncle of Richard Calvert Wood (1932). Educ: The Grammar School, Kettering. Career: Headmaster, Terrace School, British Columbia; Headmaster, Greenwood School, British Columbia; English Master, Bishop's College, Lennoxville, Canada 1912; Canadian Field Artillery 1915-1916. Died 18 October 1916 (killed in action while at work in an ammunition pit).'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Canadian Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Canadian Artillery
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1916
Month of death
October
Day of death
18
Age at death
28
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial