BULLECOURT FRANCE 1917 - Percival Reginald Eric Creighton ANZAC

[JACK GEE]

My Grand Uncle - Percival Reginald Eric Creighton died at Bullecourt - France on the 9th April 1917.
Where do i go to get an account of what might have happened about this time?

The next three children born in the greater family were all Percival Reginald Eric....... to commemorate him.

cheers
Jack Gee

[barryd]

There are some sites on Google about the battle.

https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/the-battles-for-bullecourt

[Treetotal]

Hi Jack...I think this is him:

http://honouringanzacs.net.au/view-anzac-searched.php?aid=211153&anzactype=4&search_text=Creighton,%20Percival%20Reginald%20Eric

You can view his service record all 46 pages and you can also create a memorial certificate for him and add a photo if you have one.
Carol

[nanny jan]

From the CWGC site:

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/588709/CREIGHTON,%20PERCY%20REGINALD%20ERIC

[DavidJP]

Hi,

The 46th Battalion AIF was an Infantry Battalion in the Australian Army, info about it from wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46th_Battalion_(Australia)

Online War Diaries for the Battalion here: https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1339183

Hope this helps.

Kind regards

David

[Treetotal]

My relative died on 9th of April 1917 too which was the first day of the second battle of Arras.
Carol

[Treetotal]

Was the information offered any good to you
Carol

[JACK GEE]

Hello All,
 thanks for the tips - most helpful.
Must away.
Back for more soon.

cheers
Jack

[JACK GEE]

Teetotal - what was your relatives name?
He died the same day that Percy died of GSW to the head on the 9th April.
The first battle of Bullecourt started on the 11th April 1917. So both were killed before the disaster of the  first battle. It sounds like Percy may have been picked off by a sniper or he just failed to keep his head down.

Cheers
Jack Gee