MARY'S GENEALOGY TREASURES
Percy was born in Wigan, Lancashire. England on August 11,
Percy enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army in tile summer
Percy's tour of service took him to the battle fields
Upon his return home he was employed by the
With the separation of Percy and his wife in 1946,
Percy passed away at the age of 71, on Sept. 12, 1977.
1906. He was raised and educated in England. In the summer
of 1928. he came to Canadaas a harvest immigrant. Percy
worked in the harvest that fall and then he sought employment
in the mine of Coalhurst. He worked in the Coalhurst mine
until the explosion in 1935. In the years that followed.
Percy worked in several mines in the surrounding area
in Shaughnessy and Picture Butte as well as occasionally
working on the highway.
of 1940 and was sent overseas that fall. With his
journey overseas he was afforded the opportunity,
to spend some time with his family in England.
of France, Belgium and the Netherlands. He was
seriously wounded in action in 1944 and returned
home aboard the hospital ship in 1945.
Canadian Bank of Commerce in maintenance
for a couple of years. He then returned to work
in the No. 8 mine and the Shaughnessy mine.
He worked in Kitimat, B.C., a couple of years
before finally setting down to work for the City
of Lethbridge until his retirement in 1971.
Percy married at Coalhurst and they had four
children, two sons and two daughters.
Percy remarried in 1963. From this marriage came
one daughter.
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