Arthur Cecil Perkins
Person details
| Forename(s) | Arthur Cecil |
|---|---|
| Surname | Perkins |
| Rank | Captain |
| Regiment | Royal Army Service Corps |
| Age | 28 |
| Death | Killed on active service |
| Place of Death | Western Europe > Belgium > Dunkirk |
| Date of Death | 29/05/1940 |
| Year of Entry | 1925 |
| House Letter | E |
| School Notes | - |
| Comments | |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 1st Division Supply Column |
| Prefect | School Prefect; Head of Social |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 23 |
| Battle | Evacuation of Dunkirk |
| Previous Regiment | |
| Burial or Cemetery | Memorial > Dunkirk |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | Timber trade; Married |
| Prep School | |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary | November 17 1940. In May. 1940. killed on active service on the way back from Dunkirk, Arthur Cecil Perkins, Capt R.A.S.C. He was at Radley (Newman's-Hope's, E) from 1925-1930. He was the third of a family of four all of whom were at Radley. He was a Prefect, Head of his Social, and Captain of Boats, rowing bow in the VIII of 1930. Of a simple open nature, he achieved a prominent position in the school by consistent devotion to duty. His loyalty to his old School made him a frequent visitor and there are many friends here who will miss him. He married in I934 and leaves a widow and two children. He obtained a commission in the R.A.S.C. (Supplementary Reserve) in 1938 and at the time of his death was a Captain. |
| Service Number | 75470 |
| Place of Birth |
