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• Hij is geboren op 26 juli 1893 in Crapaud, Queens Co., Prince Edward Island, CANADA.Bronnen 9, 10, 12, 14
• Hij is gedoopt op 23 november 1903 in Crapaud, Queens Co., Prince Edward Island, CANADA.Bron 12

  St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church. Officiating Clergy: A.W. Daniel. Source: Public Archives and Record Office, book # 1 page 87

• Hij is overleden op 10 september 1937 in Marine Drive, Scarborough, ENGLAND, hij was toen 44 jaar oud.

  The plane crashed at the foot of Scarborough Cliffs during the Kings Cup Race due to violent turbulence. Wing Commander Percy Sherren met his death when he was thrown through the roof of the cockpit and out of the plane

• Hij is begraven in het jaar 1937 in Ipswich, Suffolk, ENGLAND.

  Old Ipswich Cemetery

• Boedelverdeling op 15 november 1937 naar London, ENGLAND.Bron 15
• Een kind van William Douglas "Bill" Sherren en Florence Amanda Carrier

Gezin van Percy Clark SHERREN (Wing Commander)

Hij is getrouwd met Joyce TILDEN-SMITH.

Zij zijn getrouwd december 1924 te St. George Hanover Square, London, ENGLAND, hij was toen 31 jaar oud.Bron 11

Kind(eren):

1. Jack David Sherren  1925-1975 
2. Michael Peter Sherren  1929-1997
3. John "Jack" Sherren  ????-1989
4. (Niet openbaar)

Notities over Percy Clark SHERREN (Wing Commander)

On June of 1932 Percy and his wife Joyce left Liverpool, England on board the Duchess of Richmond and arrived in Quebec for a visit with family in P.E.I. When the 26th New Brunswick and PE Battalion was being recruited for WWI, Percy Clark Sherren , who was a member of the staff of the Bank of NS in Saint John NB, returned to Charlottetown where he recruited a company and escorted them to Saint John. He left with the 26th Battalion as Lieutenant for overseas on October 20, 1915. Later on patrol duty in France, he was wounded and was returned to hospital in London, England. At this point it is interesting to note that Lieutenant Sherren has the opportunity of meeting a distinguished specialist in surgery, by the name of Dr. James Sherren, who was a direct descendant of James and Mary Sherren, thus linking him with the Sherrens today residing in PE. After being discharged from hospital on 15 May 1916, Percy C. transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and it appears that flying was his life from then on. Percy became a flying officer in July of that year and ten weeks later a Flight Commander as temporary Captain. He was cited for conspicuous gallantry in leading successful bombingraids like the one for descending to within five hundred feet and successfully bombing an enemy ammunition train. It was with this branch of the forces that he was awarded the Military Cross on November 25,1916. He was awarded a Bar on June 4, 1917 and mentioned in dispatches on several occasions. He was granted a permanent Commission in the Royal Air Force. In 1919 he was gazetted as a Major in the Reserve of Offices of the Canadian Militia. For flying services in the North West Frontier Province of India, between 1921 and 1924,he was awarded the General Service Medal with Clasp. Later he was stationed at the RAF Depot at Uxbridge and the Home Aircraft Deport at Henslow. In 1920 to 1922 he served in India and in 1930 he was awarded Wing Commander. On the 28th September 1936 the Company A was issued to Phillips &Powis Aircraft Ltd., Woodley; On the 10th September 1937 it crashed atthe foot of Scarborough Cliffs during the Kings Cup Race due to violent turbulence. Wing Commander`s E.G. Hilton and Percy Sherren mettheir deaths when they were thrown through the roof of the cockpit andout of the aircraft. They were buried with full military honours in Ipawich Cemetery, England. Daredevil to the end.
[Taken from Janet Kendell`s on line tree]

Percy' Metals;

Lieut. P.C. Sherren / 26 / Can: Inf:, British War Metal and Victory .
Major P.C. Sherren R.A.F., India General Service Metal 1908-1935 (Kaisar-1-Hind) clasp, Waziristan 1921-1924.
Wing Commander Sherren M.C. and Bar (1893-1937)

Research Sources;

1. Particulars of service C.E.F. from Canadian Forces Records.
2. Citation from London Gazette 25/11/1916 for M.C.
3. Five photo copies of entries in the official history "Canadian Airmen and the First World War".
4. Excerpts from "Cross and Cockade" Vol. 22#2, 1991 showing seven terific photos 1918 period with Percy Sherren as a Major.
5. Exceprts from "Cross and Cockade" Vol 16 #21 1985 giving more details on Percy Sherren.
6. Photo "Brave Young Wings" Page 162-163 on Percy Sherren.
7. Five pages from "Flying Elephants" on Percy Sherren.
8. Photo from "The War in the Air" Vol.II September 1937 all about Percy Sherren.
9. Photo from Times both 11 September and 12 September 1937 all about Percy Sherren and his Obituary.

Probate of the Will;

Sherren Percy Clark of Felix Princess road Flixstowe, Suffolk died 10 Sep. 1937 at Marine Drive, Scarborough. Administration London 15 Nov. 1937 to Joyce Sherren Widow and Cyril Laud Baddeley, Solicitor. Effects 1,460 pounds.

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