Basic Details
Surname
Collyer
Forenames
Percy Wilfred Leonard
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Recovered 29.07.2024 from www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2369657/percy-wilfred-leonard-collyer
Boy 1St Class PERCY WILFRED LEONARD COLLYER
Service Number: P/JX 160791
Royal Navy H.M.S. Hood.
Date of Death 24 May 1941 Age 16 years old
Commemorated at PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL Panel 51, Column 3
Son of Percy and Laura C Collyer, of Horsell
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Royal Navy
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Boy 1st class
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Navy
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
HMS Hood
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Boy First Class
Death and Burial details
Cemetery
HMS Hood at sea
Year of death
1941
Month of death
May
Day of death
24
Age at death
16