Date of Birth
Unknown
College
Borough Road College
Service number
Unknown
WW1 rank
Second Lieutenant
Yorkshire Regiment, 4th Battalion
Date of death
27 June 1917
Buried/memorial
Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Grave/Memorial reference: I. K. 6.)
Biography
Second Lieutenant Cyril John Perkins attended Borough Road College for two years, where he played football. His destination is listed as “Second Lieutenant” implying a direct transfer from education to war service. Perkins joined the 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. He died from the effects of a gas shell explosion on 27 June 1917.
Sources
Entry on p.87 [Roll of Honour page], Mentioned on Framed Borough Road College Roll of Honour, BFSS/2/9/13/11, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 1916 Annual Report