Identity
Person No.
1185
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Percival Fowler
Initials
P F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,811
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of John and Henrietta Barr, of Buena Vista, South Coast Junction, Natal, South Africa.
Citations
LG Sup 14 November 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led a raid with great courage and determination, himself killing an enemy officer. He has done fine work on many previous occasions."
External References
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K.M. Jordan — DLI research (ABW / WWI ROH)
K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #5. 2nd Lieutenant BARR, Percy Fowler M.C., age 27, Force No , Middlesex Regiment: Born Durban 8/7/1889; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 20th Battalion, MR in France; killed in action on the Somme. Buried/commemorated: Guards’ Cemetery, Combles, Somme, France. (Also, on Seaview & South Coast Junction; the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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