Percy Carswell Serpell was born on 22nd June 1893 in Quino, Chile. His parents had emigrated there from Cornwall UK. Following the early death of his parents he was taken by his elder brother to New Zealand where he worked on the family farm. He enlisted with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force at Trentham on 20th September 1916. In Febryuary 1917 his regiment arrived in Devonport, UK en route to France. He was badly wounded on 8th July 1917 and died the following day. He was 24 years old

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