Basic Details Surname Shaw Forenames Percy A Gender Male Information stated on memorial Alternative forename Percy Alan War First World War (1914-1918) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra detail. A clerk in a local mill who only enlisted in March 1917. Primary Service Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) The York and Lancaster Regiment Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Private Death and Burial details Year of death 1917 Month of death August Day of death 9 Age at death 19 Manner of death as stated Not stated on this memorial Manner of death reference Killed in Action