Second Lieutenant Piers Richard Edgcumbe

1914 - 1940  (25 years)

• Name	Piers Richard Edgcumbe
  Title	Second Lieutenant
  Birth	22 Oct 1914	Braintree, Essex
  Gender	Male
  Departure	21 Sep 1937	Liverpool
  	on "Newfoundland" bound for Boston
  Burial	May 1940	Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  Death	27 May 1940	Wormhout, Dunkirk, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
  	Killed in Action.12th Royal Lancers
  Residence	1941	Hertfordshire
  	UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1944: Piers R Edgcumbe: Second Lieutenant Death Date: 27 May 1940: Number: 87192 Birth Place: Essex, Residence: Hertfordshire, Regiment at Enlistment: 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) RAC; Branch at Enlistment: Royal Armoured Corps
  Military Service	12th Royal Lancers Prince of Wales own
  Person ID	I1600	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Kenelm William Edward Edgcumbe, 6th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe,   b. 9 Oct 1873, Vienna, Austria d. 10 Feb 1965, St. Germans, Cornwall (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Lilian Agnes Arkwright,   b. 19 Jan 1877, Oswestry, Shropshire d. 28 Sep 1964, St. Germans, Cornwall (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	19 Jul 1906	Braintree, Essex
  Family ID	F507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Oct 1914 - Braintree, Essex Departure - on "Newfoundland" bound for Boston - 21 Sep 1937 - Liverpool Burial - May 1940 - Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Death - 27 May 1940 - Wormhout, Dunkirk, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Residence - UK Army Roll of Honour 1939-1944: Piers R Edgcumbe: Second Lieutenant Death Date: 27 May 1940: Number: 87192 Birth Place: Essex, Residence: Hertfordshire, Regiment at Enlistment: 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) RAC; Branch at Enlistment: Royal Armoured Corps - 1941 - Hertfordshire  = Link to Google Earth