| Name |
Percy Victor Starling |
| Born |
9 Dec 1894 |
Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
31 Mar 1901 |
Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England [1] |
| Age: 6y |
Address:
108, Brettell Lane, Amblecote |
| Census |
2 Apr 1911 |
Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England [2] |
| Age: 16y |
Address:
2, Brettel Lane |
| Occupation |
2 Apr 1911 |
Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England [2] |
| Packer at Flint Glass Works |
| Wounded |
5 Nov 1920 |
Union Hall, County Cork, Ireland |
Address:
The Coastguard Station |
- Percy was wounded by the accidental discharge of a rifle. The accident was recorded in a local newspaper as follows:
Saturday, November 06, 1920, Freemans:
Three Marines were seriously injured last night at Union Hall Coastguard Station near Skibbereen, by the accidental firing of a rifle in the hands of one of their comrades. The injured men were taken to Cork.
Source: "The Cairo Gang" Website.
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| Died |
8 Nov 1920 |
Cork, Ireland [3] |
| Cause: Killed or died by means other than disease, accident or enemy action. |
- Serviceman RMA/13560, Percy was a gunner in the 6th Battalion, Royal Marines Artillery, when he died. His death was an accident despite the official RM cause of death quoted above. The subsequent death of Percy were recorded in a local newspaper as follows:
November 11, 1920, Independent:
Pte. Starling, 23, one of the Marines wounded at Union Hall, Skibbereen, last Friday by the accidental discharge of his comrade's rifle, has died. He was an Englishman, and only 3 weeks married.
The record indicates that notification of Percy's death was sent to a Friend, Miss Constance D Skelding of 1, Berkley Street, Liverpool.
Source: "The Cairo Gang" Website.
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| Buried |
Aft 8 Nov 1920 |
Old Church Cemetery, Cobh (Formerly Queenstown), County Cork, Ireland |
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CWGC Commemoration: STARLING, Percy Victor
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| Siblings |
13 siblings |
| + | 1. Florence Ada Starling
b. 1878, Southwick, Staffordshire, England
| | | 2. Charlotte Eugenie Starling
b. 1879, Norbury, Staffordshire, England | | + | 3. John Thomas Starling
b. 1881, Rocester, Staffordshire, England
d. 1948, Chasetown, Staffordshire, England (Age 67 years)
|  | 4. Albert Edward Starling
b. 1884, Rocester, Staffordshire, England
d. 1957, Southport, Lancashire, England (Age 73 years)
| | | 5. Frank Harry Starling
b. 1886, Brownhills, Staffordshire, England | | | 6. Lily Beatrice Starling
b. 26 Aug 1887, Kinver, Staffordshire, England | | | 7. Sidney William Starling
b. 1889, Kinver, Staffordshire, England | | | 8. Cyril Arthur Starling
b. 30 Jul 1890, Kinver, Staffordshire, England
d. Sep 1895, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England (Age 5 years) | | | 9. Violetta May Starling
b. 1892, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England | | | 10. Edith Annie Starling
b. 1894, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England | | + | 11. Gladys Erica Starling
b. 24 Jun 1896, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England
d. Nov 1994, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England (Age 98 years)
| | | 12. Clarence Ranford Starling
b. 1898, Amblecote, Staffordshire, England
d. 16 Apr 1917, Arras, Pas de Calais, France (Age 19 years) | | | 13. Clement Alfred Starling
b. 11 Dec 1901, Amblecote, Staffordshire, England
d. 1971, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (Age 69 years) |
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| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I13133 |
Mitchell Families |
| Last Modified |
22 Oct 2012 |
1894 - 1920 (25 years)
Has 6 ancestors but no descendants in our family tree.
1878 - 
John Thomas Starling (ID:I13114)
