{"id":7690,"date":"2023-03-27T12:32:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T12:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.overloonwarchronicles.nl\/?page_id=7690"},"modified":"2026-09-20T13:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T13:51:11","slug":"virgo-percy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.overloonwarchronicles.nl\/en\/virgo-percy\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgo Percy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Virgo | Percy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>First names<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Percy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Age<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Date of birth<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>01-10-1923<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Date of death<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>13-10-1944<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Service number<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>5127049<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Rank<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Corporal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Regiment<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 2nd Bn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Grave number<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>IV. C. 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Percy-Virgo.jpg\" alt=\"Percy Virgo\"><\/p>\n<h3>Percy Virgo<\/h3>\n<p>Percy Virgo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Graf-Percy-Virgo.jpg\" alt=\"Grave Percy Virgo\"><\/p>\n<h3>Grave Percy Virgo<\/h3>\n<p>Grave Percy Virgo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Biography<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>Percy Virgo (Service No. 5127049) of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment was killed in action on 13th October 1944. He was initially buried on the premises of E. Vloet on Bosschenhoeweg in Overloon and subsequently re-interred on 28 May 1947 in Grave IV. C. 1 in the Overloon Commonwealth War Cemetery at Overloon.<\/p>\n<h4>Military Career<\/h4>\n<p>Percy Virgo enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 30 January 1942 at Hanley, Stoke on Trent. He stated that he was born on 1 October 1923 in Hanley. He gave his address as 19 Raymond Street, Shelton, Stoke on Trent. He gave his father, Percy Virgo of this same address, as his next of kin. He also named his brother William in his context. He was described as 5ft 4 \u00bd in tall, weighed 109 lbs and had a fresh complexion, grey eyes and light brown hair. He was certified fit and had attained education level D. He gave his religion as Church of England. He had been working as a Fitters\u2019 Mate before enlistment.<\/p>\n<p>Percy was not posted to a unit immediately but only on 12 February 1942. He then joined the 70th Young Soldiers\u2019 Battalion as a Private and was sent to the 22nd Infantry Training Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion was raised in late December 1940\/early 1941 from volunteers who were mainly around the ages of 18 and 19 and, therefore, too young to be conscripted, the age of conscription being 20 at the time. Sometime after its birth, the battalion joined the 47th (London) Infantry Division, where it &#8220;soon won an excellent reputation (it was said to be the best Young Soldiers&#8217; battalion in the country)&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Percy was then posted to the 1\/7th Battalion on 14 December 1942. In October 1942, this Battalion had been transferred from the 48th Division to the 197th Infantry Brigade. This was serving alongside the 2\/5th Lancashire Fusiliers and 5th East Lancashire Regiment and was part of the 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division which was serving in Northern Ireland at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Percy was appointed as an acting unpaid Lance Corporal on 6 November 1943 and granted this as a paid position on 6 November 1943.<\/p>\n<p>He was posted to an X(ii) list on 23 June 1944 indicating that he was away from his normal unit. It seems that he had been accidentally injured which resulted in a Palmar Infection on his hand. He had acquired the injury while on duty, but he was not to blame for the infection. He was admitted to hospital on 26 June 1944 and reverted to the rank of Private.<\/p>\n<p>He was sent to No. 30 Reinforcement Holding Unit on 8 July 1944 and arrived in North West Europe on 26 July 1944. He was posted back to the 1\/7th Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 2 August 1944. Also on 2 August, he was reappointed to the rank of unpaid Lance Corporal and a paid position the same day.<\/p>\n<p>The 1\/7th Battalion had arrived in Normandy in late June so he will have joined them there where they were fighting with the rest of 59th Division. He was appointed as an acting unpaid Corporal on 11 August 1944.<\/p>\n<p>Although the 59th Division was highly regarded by General Montgomery, it was disbanded in late August 1944 due to an acute shortage of infantrymen in the British Army during that period and the units were broken up and used as replacements for other British divisions in 21st Army Group, as many had suffered heavy casualties. Despite being overseas for only around five weeks, the battalion had suffered losses of 38 officers and 538 other ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Percy was posted to the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 26 August 1944. The 2nd Battalion had landed in Normandy on D-Day and fought throughout June, July and early August, suffering a great many casualties. From mid August, while near Tinchebray, they entered a period of calm where they could rest, train and take on reinforcements. On 26 August they received a large number of reinforcements from the 1\/7th Battalion, including Percy. This brought the Battalion back up to full strength again.<\/p>\n<p>They moved from this area on 3rd September to cross the Seine, but again continued to train and rest until 18 September. They moved into Belgium that day and on into the Netherlands at Asten on 23 September.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, the Allies were still pursuing Operation Market Garden \u2013 with ground and air forces aiming to capture as far as the bridge at Arnhem. However, by 26 September this operation had to be abandoned because of the failure to capture this bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The new plan was for the US 7th Armoured Division to move south east through Overloon and Venray to the west bank of the Maas opposite Venlo while British forces, including the 3rd Division, would move eastward, across the German frontier, and capture the forest area known as the Reichswald, from which the Germans had been launching counter attacks.<\/p>\n<p>On 1 October, in drenching rain, the 2nd Battalion of the Warwickshire Regiment moved north east to Malden which is between Nijmegen and the River Meuse. On 3 October, they were tasked with taking over a position along the Meuse from 85 US Airborne Division while that unit was still trying to straighten their line between the Meuse and Riethorst. This presented difficulties, but \u2018B\u2019 Company was able to take over a thickly wooded ridge immediately north of Riethorst in daylight while the other companies moved up after dark to take over areas between Riethorst and the Meuse. However, they found the Americans still fighting to take Caterbosch, and it was decided that &#8216;A&#8217;, &#8216;C&#8217; and &#8216;D&#8217; companies should take up positions slightly in the rear of the American objectives. The American battalion withdrew during the night without having fully cleared the enemy out of the Caterbosch area. This left the battalion with &#8216;B&#8217; company about eight-hundred yards ahead of any other unit, and the German positions to the north and east of them only one-hundred yards away, and the other three companies set back in the very open low ground between the forest and the Meuse completely overlooked by the high ground in the Reichswald Forest. They remained in this unpleasant position until 8 October.<\/p>\n<p>An article in the Birmingham Mail of 27th October, 1944 was written by a journalist on the front line. He mentions meeting Percy when describing conditions in the field as the men waited in almost complete silence in slit trenches just fifty yards from the enemy. It presumably refers to their position from 3 to 8 October.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Royal Warwicks in Front Line<\/strong><\/em><br \/><em><strong>Fifty Yards from the Nazis<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In a silent forest, which is an offshoot of the Reichswald,on the Dutch German frontier, I met the silent company of the Royal Warwicks, writes a military observer. I went there with two gunner officers of a field regiment Royal Artillery who were to direct a shoot from our forward observation post.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>With them I reported to the commander of \u201cB \u201c Company of the Royal Warwicks, Major Eric Butterworth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>His HQ was only a few hundred yards from the enemy and even in there I noticed the officers and men of the Royal Warwicks spoke in their low frontline voices. The forward platoon of this company is completely silent, for the enemy is so near that even the softest voice might carry to the Germans and give our position away. <\/em><br \/><em>\u201cWe are the furthest forward company of the 2nd Army \u201csaid Major Butterworth. \u201cWe took over this position from the American Airborne who were not sorry to be relieved. They had been in this area for several days, an outpost of their great \u201cdrop\u201d on September 17.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey advised us to go extremely warily. There are sharp eyed German snipers on the look out for any movement which might give them a target.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The position when I went there was fairly quiet. Our shells screamed over towards the enemy and mortar bombs crumped in the trees about half a mile away.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>In slit trenches.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The second in command Captain Patrick Johnson of Compton Hall, Compton, Wolverhampton, took me round one of the platoon positions. The men were in slit trenches on a forward slope under the cover of young trees. Their rifles and Bren guns trained on flat country on the other side of the road and along the road itself.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In this semi silent platoon I had whispered chats with Pte. Stanley Adams, 456 Chinnbrook Road, Billesley, Birmingham and Cpl. Percy Virgo (aged 21), from 19 Raymond St, Shelton Stoke in Trent.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In the completely silent platoon\u2019s position, they were not receiving visitors of any kind, but I met the platoon commander, Lieut. Frank Clayton of Hammerwich Vicarage, Lichfield at Company Headquarters. <\/em><br \/><em>\u201cOur foremost section is only 50 yards from the enemy, so our men have to keep very quiet\u201d, he said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLast night with Captain Johnson, I went out forward of that section. We got so close to the Germans that we could hear them talking and closing the bolts of their rifles. They spotted us and opened up, but they didn&#8217;t hit us. A grenade fell near us, but it didn&#8217;t explode. That was a bit of luck.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By 9 October, the plan changed again. The attempt by the US 7th Armoured Division to take Overloon and Venray had lost many men and tanks without making much headway. Field Marshal Montgomery decided that he must postpone the Reichswald attack. He needed to clear the Scheldt estuary to open the badly needed port facilities of Antwerp and the lesser, but also essential, task of eliminating the German forces west of the Meuse. The latter objective was entrusted to 8 Corps, including the 3rd Division. The 3rd Division was to attack south east to Venray, in the hope of drawing off enemy forces while three other divisions prepared to advance eastward to Venlo.<\/p>\n<p>The Battalion was therefore diverted southwards and by 12 October they had moved to near Wanroy, a village south of the Meuse and just north of Overloon. That day, 8th Brigade had succeeded in capturing Overloon but were unable to make progress through the woods south of it.<\/p>\n<p>Sgt. George W A Davis later gave a vivid description of the conditions which were to come: <em>\u201cThe last good, long, sleep we had was about the 10th or 11th of October. Our clothes were filthy, we were near exhaustion, due to lack of food and sleep. It was very cold and rain and sleet all the time, so we were all wet. There were shells, mortar bombs, machine gunning, Moaning Minnies, rockets and German snipers all over the place.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The following day, 13 October, was the day on which Percy was killed. On that day, the Battalion moved to a position just 500 yds north west of Overloon with the aim, along with the 2nd Battalion of the King\u2019s Shropshire Light Infantry, of clearing these woods and then allowing the 1st Norfolk Battalion to pass through and advance on Venray. The Battalion achieved its objective, but they had come under heavy fire from enemy mortars, artillery and small arms fire as well as two tanks when they reached the open ground south of the wood and it had taken longer than expected to clear the woods. By the time the objective was reached it was so late that it was decided not to put the 1st Norfolk Battalion through until the next day. The Warwickshires dug in on the southern edge of the woods.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that Percy was wounded and put on an X(ii) list but subsequently died and is officially recorded as having been killed in action. He was an acting unpaid Corporal. On the same day, Lt Douglas Brodie Brown and Privates Morris Finegold and George Edwin Winter also died and are buried at Overloon.<\/p>\n<p>Percy had served for a total of 2 years and 257 days of which 80 days was in North West Europe. He was awarded medals as follows: 1939\/45 Star, France &amp; Germany Star and the War Medal 1939\/45.<\/p>\n<p>His personal effects were sent to his mother, Mrs H Virgo. These consisted of 2 wallets, 1 fountain pen, 1 lucky charm, 2 birthday cards, 1 Post Office Savings Book No. 9473, a broken ring and 9 Photos.<\/p>\n<p>His death was announced in the Staffordshire Sentinel on 24 October 1944, together with his photo. The article indicated that <em>\u201cCorporal Virgo is the son of Mr and Mrs P Virgo, of 19 Raymond St, Shelton. Aged 21, he has been in the forces three years before which he was employed by Mr GA Robinson engineer, Hartshill.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Just three days after this was published, the Brimingham Mail published the story of the journalist meeting him in early October. <\/p>\n<p>A memorial service was announced in the Staffordshire Sentinel on 24th November 1944:<br \/><em>\u201cVirgo &#8211; A Memorial Service will be held at Northwood Parish Church on Sunday, Nov. 26th at 6:30 PM for Corporal Percy Virgo, age 21 years, killed in action in October. (B.L.A.) dearly loved son of Mr and Mrs P Virgo of 19 Raymond St, Shelton. Relatives and friends desirous of attending, please meet at Church. Duty nobly done.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Family Background<\/h4>\n<p>Percy was born on 1 October 1923 so was just 21 when he died. He was not married. His parents were Percy Virgo and Harriet James who had married in 1912 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and were living at 19 Raymond Street, Shelton in 1944. His father was born on 18 October 1893 and was a Tile Maker, reflecting the substantial ceramics industry in Stoke on Trent. Harriet was born on 4 August 1892. Both were born in Stoke on Trent. Percy\u2019s grandfather, William Virgo, had been born in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. <\/p>\n<p>Percy (Snr) and Harriet Virgo had 5 boys and 6 girls between 1913 and 1934. Sadly, two of the boys did not survive infancy. The eldest boy, George W Percy, had joined the RAF in 1940 and rose to the rank of Corporal. He was killed in Libya on 29 May 1942. His death was only finally reported in the Staffordshire Sentinel on 7 October 1942. He left a wife, Ada, but no children. <\/p>\n<p>Prior to the war, Percy was employed by Mr GA Robinson, Engineer, Hartshill while George had been employed as General Confectionery Driver &amp; Salesman at Caudwell&#8217;s Victoria Bakery in Hanley. Teresa Virgo, Percy\u2019s niece, believes that while George was available for conscription, Percy was not, perhaps due to being in a restricted occupation. However, he joined up, probably because George had done so. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The death of both George and Percy left Percy and Harriet with just their six daughters and one remaining son, William, who was born in 1934 so took no part in the war. Teresa Virgo is William\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Percy Virgo (Snr) died in 1977 and Harriet in 1980 \u2013 both in Stoke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Sources and credits<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>From FindMyPast website: Civil and Parish Birth, Marriage and Death Records; England Census and 1939 Register Records; Electoral Rolls; Military Records<br \/>Service Record for Percy Virgo from National Archives ref WO 423\/1494220<br \/>War Diaries of the 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshires from Traces of War<br \/>Military records from ForcesWarRecords website<br \/>Wikipedia: Royal Warwickshire Regiment<br \/>Articles in the Staffordshire Sentinel and Birmingham Mail<br \/>Photo of Percy from Staffordshire Sentinel 24\/10\/1944 (Image \u00a9 Reach PLC. 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He was initially buried on the premises of E. Vloet on Bosschenhoeweg in Overloon and subsequently re-interred on 28 May 1947 in Grave IV. C. 1 in the Overloon Commonwealth War Cemetery at Overloon.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<h4>Military Career<\\\/h4>\\n\n\n<p>Percy Virgo enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 30 January 1942 at Hanley, Stoke on Trent. He stated that he was born on 1 October 1923 in Hanley. He gave his address as 19 Raymond Street, Shelton, Stoke on Trent. He gave his father, Percy Virgo of this same address, as his next of kin. He also named his brother William in his context. He was described as 5ft 4 \\u00bd in tall, weighed 109 lbs and had a fresh complexion, grey eyes and light brown hair. He was certified fit and had attained education level D. He gave his religion as Church of England. He had been working as a Fitters\\u2019 Mate before enlistment.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Percy was not posted to a unit immediately but only on 12 February 1942. He then joined the 70th Young Soldiers\\u2019 Battalion as a Private and was sent to the 22nd Infantry Training Centre.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>The 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion was raised in late December 1940\\\/early 1941 from volunteers who were mainly around the ages of 18 and 19 and, therefore, too young to be conscripted, the age of conscription being 20 at the time. Sometime after its birth, the battalion joined the 47th (London) Infantry Division, where it \\\"soon won an excellent reputation (it was said to be the best Young Soldiers' battalion in the country)\\\".<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Percy was then posted to the 1\\\/7th Battalion on 14 December 1942. In October 1942, this Battalion had been transferred from the 48th Division to the 197th Infantry Brigade. This was serving alongside the 2\\\/5th Lancashire Fusiliers and 5th East Lancashire Regiment and was part of the 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division which was serving in Northern Ireland at that time.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Percy was appointed as an acting unpaid Lance Corporal on 6 November 1943 and granted this as a paid position on 6 November 1943.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>He was posted to an X(ii) list on 23 June 1944 indicating that he was away from his normal unit. It seems that he had been accidentally injured which resulted in a Palmar Infection on his hand. He had acquired the injury while on duty, but he was not to blame for the infection. He was admitted to hospital on 26 June 1944 and reverted to the rank of Private.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>He was sent to No. 30 Reinforcement Holding Unit on 8 July 1944 and arrived in North West Europe on 26 July 1944. He was posted back to the 1\\\/7th Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 2 August 1944. Also on 2 August, he was reappointed to the rank of unpaid Lance Corporal and a paid position the same day.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>The 1\\\/7th Battalion had arrived in Normandy in late June so he will have joined them there where they were fighting with the rest of 59th Division. He was appointed as an acting unpaid Corporal on 11 August 1944.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Although the 59th Division was highly regarded by General Montgomery, it was disbanded in late August 1944 due to an acute shortage of infantrymen in the British Army during that period and the units were broken up and used as replacements for other British divisions in 21st Army Group, as many had suffered heavy casualties. Despite being overseas for only around five weeks, the battalion had suffered losses of 38 officers and 538 other ranks.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Percy was posted to the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 26 August 1944. The 2nd Battalion had landed in Normandy on D-Day and fought throughout June, July and early August, suffering a great many casualties. From mid August, while near Tinchebray, they entered a period of calm where they could rest, train and take on reinforcements. On 26 August they received a large number of reinforcements from the 1\\\/7th Battalion, including Percy. This brought the Battalion back up to full strength again.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>They moved from this area on 3rd September to cross the Seine, but again continued to train and rest until 18 September. They moved into Belgium that day and on into the Netherlands at Asten on 23 September.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>At this time, the Allies were still pursuing Operation Market Garden \\u2013 with ground and air forces aiming to capture as far as the bridge at Arnhem. However, by 26 September this operation had to be abandoned because of the failure to capture this bridge.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>The new plan was for the US 7th Armoured Division to move south east through Overloon and Venray to the west bank of the Maas opposite Venlo while British forces, including the 3rd Division, would move eastward, across the German frontier, and capture the forest area known as the Reichswald, from which the Germans had been launching counter attacks.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>On 1 October, in drenching rain, the 2nd Battalion of the Warwickshire Regiment moved north east to Malden which is between Nijmegen and the River Meuse. On 3 October, they were tasked with taking over a position along the Meuse from 85 US Airborne Division while that unit was still trying to straighten their line between the Meuse and Riethorst. This presented difficulties, but \\u2018B\\u2019 Company was able to take over a thickly wooded ridge immediately north of Riethorst in daylight while the other companies moved up after dark to take over areas between Riethorst and the Meuse. However, they found the Americans still fighting to take Caterbosch, and it was decided that 'A', 'C' and 'D' companies should take up positions slightly in the rear of the American objectives. The American battalion withdrew during the night without having fully cleared the enemy out of the Caterbosch area. This left the battalion with 'B' company about eight-hundred yards ahead of any other unit, and the German positions to the north and east of them only one-hundred yards away, and the other three companies set back in the very open low ground between the forest and the Meuse completely overlooked by the high ground in the Reichswald Forest. They remained in this unpleasant position until 8 October.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>An article in the Birmingham Mail of 27th October, 1944 was written by a journalist on the front line. He mentions meeting Percy when describing conditions in the field as the men waited in almost complete silence in slit trenches just fifty yards from the enemy. It presumably refers to their position from 3 to 8 October.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Royal Warwicks in Front Line<\\\/strong><\\\/em><br \\\/><em><strong>Fifty Yards from the Nazis<\\\/strong><\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><em>In a silent forest, which is an offshoot of the Reichswald,on the Dutch German frontier, I met the silent company of the Royal Warwicks, writes a military observer. I went there with two gunner officers of a field regiment Royal Artillery who were to direct a shoot from our forward observation post.<\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><em>With them I reported to the commander of \\u201cB \\u201c Company of the Royal Warwicks, Major Eric Butterworth.<\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><em>His HQ was only a few hundred yards from the enemy and even in there I noticed the officers and men of the Royal Warwicks spoke in their low frontline voices. The forward platoon of this company is completely silent, for the enemy is so near that even the softest voice might carry to the Germans and give our position away. <\\\/em><br \\\/><em>\\u201cWe are the furthest forward company of the 2nd Army \\u201csaid Major Butterworth. \\u201cWe took over this position from the American Airborne who were not sorry to be relieved. They had been in this area for several days, an outpost of their great \\u201cdrop\\u201d on September 17.<\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><em>\\u201cThey advised us to go extremely warily. There are sharp eyed German snipers on the look out for any movement which might give them a target.\\u201d<\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><em>The position when I went there was fairly quiet. Our shells screamed over towards the enemy and mortar bombs crumped in the trees about half a mile away.<\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><strong><em>In slit trenches.<\\\/em><\\\/strong><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><em>The second in command Captain Patrick Johnson of Compton Hall, Compton, Wolverhampton, took me round one of the platoon positions. The men were in slit trenches on a forward slope under the cover of young trees. Their rifles and Bren guns trained on flat country on the other side of the road and along the road itself.<\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><em>In this semi silent platoon I had whispered chats with Pte. Stanley Adams, 456 Chinnbrook Road, Billesley, Birmingham and Cpl. Percy Virgo (aged 21), from 19 Raymond St, Shelton Stoke in Trent.<\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><em>In the completely silent platoon\\u2019s position, they were not receiving visitors of any kind, but I met the platoon commander, Lieut. Frank Clayton of Hammerwich Vicarage, Lichfield at Company Headquarters. <\\\/em><br \\\/><em>\\u201cOur foremost section is only 50 yards from the enemy, so our men have to keep very quiet\\u201d, he said.<\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p><em>\\u201cLast night with Captain Johnson, I went out forward of that section. We got so close to the Germans that we could hear them talking and closing the bolts of their rifles. They spotted us and opened up, but they didn't hit us. A grenade fell near us, but it didn't explode. That was a bit of luck.\\u201d<\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>By 9 October, the plan changed again. The attempt by the US 7th Armoured Division to take Overloon and Venray had lost many men and tanks without making much headway. Field Marshal Montgomery decided that he must postpone the Reichswald attack. He needed to clear the Scheldt estuary to open the badly needed port facilities of Antwerp and the lesser, but also essential, task of eliminating the German forces west of the Meuse. The latter objective was entrusted to 8 Corps, including the 3rd Division. The 3rd Division was to attack south east to Venray, in the hope of drawing off enemy forces while three other divisions prepared to advance eastward to Venlo.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>The Battalion was therefore diverted southwards and by 12 October they had moved to near Wanroy, a village south of the Meuse and just north of Overloon. That day, 8th Brigade had succeeded in capturing Overloon but were unable to make progress through the woods south of it.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Sgt. George W A Davis later gave a vivid description of the conditions which were to come: <em>\\u201cThe last good, long, sleep we had was about the 10th or 11th of October. Our clothes were filthy, we were near exhaustion, due to lack of food and sleep. It was very cold and rain and sleet all the time, so we were all wet. There were shells, mortar bombs, machine gunning, Moaning Minnies, rockets and German snipers all over the place.\\u201d<\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>The following day, 13 October, was the day on which Percy was killed. On that day, the Battalion moved to a position just 500 yds north west of Overloon with the aim, along with the 2nd Battalion of the King\\u2019s Shropshire Light Infantry, of clearing these woods and then allowing the 1st Norfolk Battalion to pass through and advance on Venray. The Battalion achieved its objective, but they had come under heavy fire from enemy mortars, artillery and small arms fire as well as two tanks when they reached the open ground south of the wood and it had taken longer than expected to clear the woods. By the time the objective was reached it was so late that it was decided not to put the 1st Norfolk Battalion through until the next day. The Warwickshires dug in on the southern edge of the woods.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>It seems that Percy was wounded and put on an X(ii) list but subsequently died and is officially recorded as having been killed in action. He was an acting unpaid Corporal. On the same day, Lt Douglas Brodie Brown and Privates Morris Finegold and George Edwin Winter also died and are buried at Overloon.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Percy had served for a total of 2 years and 257 days of which 80 days was in North West Europe. He was awarded medals as follows: 1939\\\/45 Star, France &amp; Germany Star and the War Medal 1939\\\/45.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>His personal effects were sent to his mother, Mrs H Virgo. These consisted of 2 wallets, 1 fountain pen, 1 lucky charm, 2 birthday cards, 1 Post Office Savings Book No. 9473, a broken ring and 9 Photos.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>His death was announced in the Staffordshire Sentinel on 24 October 1944, together with his photo. The article indicated that <em>\\u201cCorporal Virgo is the son of Mr and Mrs P Virgo, of 19 Raymond St, Shelton. Aged 21, he has been in the forces three years before which he was employed by Mr GA Robinson engineer, Hartshill.\\u201d<\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Just three days after this was published, the Brimingham Mail published the story of the journalist meeting him in early October. <\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>A memorial service was announced in the Staffordshire Sentinel on 24th November 1944:<br \\\/><em>\\u201cVirgo - A Memorial Service will be held at Northwood Parish Church on Sunday, Nov. 26th at 6:30 PM for Corporal Percy Virgo, age 21 years, killed in action in October. (B.L.A.) dearly loved son of Mr and Mrs P Virgo of 19 Raymond St, Shelton. Relatives and friends desirous of attending, please meet at Church. Duty nobly done.\\u201d<\\\/em><\\\/p>\\n\n\n<h4>Family Background<\\\/h4>\\n\n\n<p>Percy was born on 1 October 1923 so was just 21 when he died. He was not married. His parents were Percy Virgo and Harriet James who had married in 1912 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and were living at 19 Raymond Street, Shelton in 1944. His father was born on 18 October 1893 and was a Tile Maker, reflecting the substantial ceramics industry in Stoke on Trent. Harriet was born on 4 August 1892. Both were born in Stoke on Trent. Percy\\u2019s grandfather, William Virgo, had been born in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. <\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Percy (Snr) and Harriet Virgo had 5 boys and 6 girls between 1913 and 1934. Sadly, two of the boys did not survive infancy. The eldest boy, George W Percy, had joined the RAF in 1940 and rose to the rank of Corporal. He was killed in Libya on 29 May 1942. His death was only finally reported in the Staffordshire Sentinel on 7 October 1942. He left a wife, Ada, but no children. <\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Prior to the war, Percy was employed by Mr GA Robinson, Engineer, Hartshill while George had been employed as General Confectionery Driver &amp; Salesman at Caudwell's Victoria Bakery in Hanley. Teresa Virgo, Percy\\u2019s niece, believes that while George was available for conscription, Percy was not, perhaps due to being in a restricted occupation. However, he joined up, probably because George had done so. \\u00a0<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>The death of both George and Percy left Percy and Harriet with just their six daughters and one remaining son, William, who was born in 1934 so took no part in the war. Teresa Virgo is William\\u2019s daughter.<\\\/p>\\n\n\n<p>Percy Virgo (Snr) died in 1977 and Harriet in 1980 \\u2013 both in Stoke.<\\\/p>\",\"margin\":\"default\"}}]}]}],\"name\":\"biografie\"},{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"padding_remove_top\":true,\"style\":\"default\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"middle\",\"width\":\"small\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"Sources and credits\",\"title_element\":\"h2\"}},{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\n<p>From FindMyPast website: Civil and Parish Birth, Marriage and Death Records; England Census and 1939 Register Records; Electoral Rolls; Military Records<br \\\/>Service Record for Percy Virgo from National Archives ref WO 423\\\/1494220<br \\\/>War Diaries of the 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshires from Traces of War<br \\\/>Military records from ForcesWarRecords website<br \\\/>Wikipedia: Royal Warwickshire Regiment<br \\\/>Articles in the Staffordshire Sentinel and Birmingham Mail<br \\\/>Photo of Percy from Staffordshire Sentinel 24\\\/10\\\/1944 (Image \\u00a9 Reach PLC. 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