Rushden Echo, Friday 28th September 1917, transcribed by Kay Collins
Died of Wounds—Pte Wm Ernest Percival, of the Warwickshire Regiment, son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Percival, of Station-yard, Irchester, died in Netley Military Hospital on September 17th. Deceased, who was 36 years of age and single, worked for Messrs Brown & Sons, at Irchester, before enlisting. He had been in hospital since last February, suffering from gunshot wounds, prior to which he had served about twelve months in France. The funeral took place on Wednesday, September 19th, at Netley Military Cemetery.
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