Percival Munnings Stace

A Trimmer Cook with H.M. Trawler Bracklyn, Percival died on 11th of May 1917 at the age of 35. 

Percival was born at Lowestoft on 28 June 1882, a son of Edward Charles and Elizabeth Martha Stace. In 1891 his family lived at 7 Alexandra Road and by 1901 they were living at 223 London Road and Percival was a domestic gardener. 

On 8 March 1914 Percival married Caroline Mary Gilson at Saint Peter’s Church, Kirkley. Percival was a groom and they both lived at Kirkley. By 1916 they were living at 5 Whitney Road, Pakefield, and later Caroline lived at 65 Carlton Road, Pakefield.

Percival joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 9 May 1916 and served on the trawler Bracklyn. On 11 May 1917 the Bracklyn was sunk by a mine off Great Yarmouth. All ten of the crew were killed.