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Percival Thomas Daborn Service no. 9200 Private, Gordon Highlanders, 1st Bn. Died of wounds on 21 August 1916, aged 32 CWGC: "Son of John and Sophia Daborn, of 25, Lillieshall Road, Clapham, London. Born at Clapham. Also served with the 2nd Bn." Born in Calder, Ross-Shire Remembered at Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France Brother of William J. Daborn
Left: Gordon Highlanders at Méaulte in July 1916 © All rights reserved by tormentor4555
Information from the 1911 censusIn 1911 Percival Thomas Daborn was serving with the Gordon Highlanders under an assumed name, Percival McNalty, in Cawnpore, India. His parents, John, a 56-year-old boot dealer's branch manager (he was previously a boot maker) born in Egham, Surrey, and Sophia Daborn (nee Beckett), 55, from Epsom, Surrey were living at 25 Lillieshall Road, Clapham, with some of their 9 surviving children (one had died): William Daborn, 24, a footman born in Clapham Rose Daborn, 19, a baker's assistant, born in Camden Town, north London Florence Daborn, 15, a mother's help, born in Clapham Christopher Daborn, 13, born in Clapham
British Army Service Records
Attested Aberdeen 5 November 1903
Complexion - fair
Hair - brown
Eyes - hazel
Trade was grocer (but see below)
Conduct
1903 Late on parade
1904 Having a dirty rifle on parade
Not complying with an order
Being in bed 35 minutes after Reveille
Willfully absenting himself from fatigue
Carelessness with the rifle
Absent from his bungalow when rifle orderly
Absent from tattoo till found in bed at Reveille
Insolence to an NCO
Being in possession of dirty equipment
Not complying with an order (being in bed 15 minutes after Reveille)
Improper conduct while on ground
Irregular conduct when on sentry (sitting down at his post)
Not being acquainted with his orders
Drunk returning to barracks about 10.10pm
1911 Drunk parading for company
1911 Drunk parading for company
Religion Presbyterian
Permitted to extend service with the colours in 1905
1911 "assumed his true name of Percival Thomas Daborn"
2 December 1911 transferred to Army Reserve
Military conduct and character described as "fair"
1911 desired occupation in civil life was "gentleman's service" (his maternal grandfather was a butler); worked as a groundsman of a polo ground for 9 months while in service
No good conduct badges
1914 Mobilized at Aberdeen
18 August 1916 GSW to abdomen
Died 3 days later
Served 12 years and 290 days
Mother Sophia Daborn, 25 Lillieshall Road
Father John McNalty (?father's name is given on the census as John Daborn)
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