Percy Pellew

A Blacksmith 3rd Class with H.M.S. Princess Beatrix, Percy died on 26th of August 1944 aged 47. 

Percy was born at Camborne, Cornwall, on 24 June 1897, a son of Isreal and Mary Pellew. In 1901 his family lived at Vynyan Street, Camborne, and in 1911 their address was 11 Vynyan Street, Camborne. 

In 1919 Percy married Edith Mary Brown, this was registered in the Mutford district. Their home was at 10 Yeovil Road.

Percy was working as a Smith’s Mate when he joined the Royal Navy, as a Boy 2nd Class, on 26 March 1913. From 25 June 1914 until 25 July 1916, he served with H.M.S. Ajax and was present at the Battle of Jutland. On 17 March 1920 Percy took a free discharged from the Royal Navy and he joined the Royal Naval Reserve the next day.   

Percy was mobilised for service during the Second World War. He took part in the Dunkirk evacuation, the Dieppe and Narvik raids, and the landings at Salerno. His last ship was H.M.S. Princess Beatrix. Percy died at 94 general Hospital, Algiers, from a cerebral abscess following an operation. A notice in the Cornish Post and Mining News, 8 September 1944, page 5, states that he died after a long illness patiently borne.