Colonel Lord William Richard Percy CBE DSO (17 May 1882 - 8 February 1963) was a British military officer who served in the Grenadier Guards during the First World War.
Lord William Percy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 May 1882 |
| Died | 8 February 1963 (aged 80) |
| Bildung | University of Oxford |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Henry Percy (brother) Alan Percy (brother) Eustace Percy (brother) Algernon Percy (grandfather) George Campbell (grandfather) |
| Military career | |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
| Wars | World War I |
Percy attended the University of Oxford where he was a member of the Bullingdon Club.[1]
Percy was mentioned in dispatches and appointed Commander of the Royal Order of George I, King of Greece.[2]
References
edit- ^ Trust, National. "The Bullingdon Club in the quadrangle of Christ Church. The Hon. Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes, later Captain the Hon. Thomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes (1880-1915) is sitting in the second row, two from left and has a flower in his lapel. 889936.9". www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Percy, Col Lord William (Richard), (17 May 1882–8 Feb. 1963), late Grenadier Guards". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u48391. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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