Born: 1891, Baildon
Died: 26 August 1918
Buried: Gomecourt South Cemetery
Address: 2 Wainman Street, Baildon
Parents: Samuel & Mary Jane
Spouse:
Siblings: Albert, Stanley, Jesse
Occupation: STick finisher, stick and umbrella manufacturer
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Sgt
Medals/awards: Military Medal
Rolls of Honour: Baildon Moravian Church
Children:
Regiment: Duke of Wellington’s
Percival Pemberton
Percival Pemberton was the second
of four sons of Samuel Pemberton,
a clerk in the council gas
department, and his wife Mary
Jane.
We have very little information
about Percival’s war and some of
the coverage in the Shipley Times
& Express seems inaccurate in that
they don’t mention him winning the
Military Medal and describe him as
private rather than sergeant,
although both are given on the
Commonwealth War Graves
Commission site.
On 20 March 1917 the Shipley
Times & Express reported:
“Pte Percy Pemberton of the 1/6
Duke of Wellington’s Regt is now
in hospital in France suffering from
a wound and sickness.
“He is the second son of Mr and
Mrs S Pemberton of Wainman
Street, Baildon, and joined the
colours in February of last year.
“After training at Clipstone Camp
he went to France on Christmas
Day. He is reported to be
progressing favourably.”
And there was a very brief report in
the Baildon local news section on
13 September 1918 which read:
“Mr and Mrs S Pemberton have
been informed that their son, Pte
Percy Pemberton, has been killed in
action.”
