Harrogate Herald - 31st October 1917

Roll of Honour

Mrs Balme, of 8 Elmwood Street, Harrogate, has received an intimation to the effect that her husband, Sergeant Balme (son of Mr & Mrs T Balme), after having been wounded in the hand on May 3rd, 1917, and afterwards reported missing, is now a prisoner of war at Saltin, Hanover. Sergeant Balme was one of the Beechwood Boys, and in camp at Scarborough when war was declared. He expresses in a letter home as being all right, though sadly in need of cigs, etc. Mr & Mrs T Balme had a son, Private Percy Balme, killed on October 16th, while another, Sapper T Balme, is now in France.

SDGW

2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)

28075 Private Percy Balme

Born : Harrogate

Enlisted : Harrogate

Died : 22nd October 1916

KIA

France and Flanders

CWGC

In Memory of

PERCY BALME

Private 280752nd Bn., West Yorkshire Regt. (Prince of Wales's Own) who died on Sunday, 22nd October 1916. Age 27.

Additional Information:

Husband of Mary S. Balme, of 10, Willow Grove, Harrogate.

Commemorative Information

Memorial:

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France

Grave Reference/Panel Number:

Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D