PERCY ALEXANDER PIZZEY
From May through to September 2026, Andrew will be fulfilling his dream to hike the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats! You are all warmly invited to follow Andrew’s epic journey on his Facebook page, “Andrew Beal LEJOG” https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577588795730
As Andrew hikes the 1,300+ miles, he will raise funds for the Ipswich War Memorial Project to help finance our future exhibitions and research of the brave Ipswich men and women who lost their lives in conflict. If you would like to make a small donation, please click on the link: https://gofund.me/5d4a50570
Thank you for your love and support. Andrew & Helen – I.W.M.P.
Image from the Suffolk Chronicle And Mercury newspaper – 1917.
Born: 1895, St. Michael’s, Ipswich.
Died: 17th August 1917; age 21; Died of Wounds.
Residence: 124, Cemetery Road, Ipswich.
Occupation: Messrs. Wootton and Sons, Tavern Street, Ipswich.
Enlistment Location: Ipswich.
Date of Entry Therein: February 1917.
Rank: Private; Service Number: 23995
Regiment: Suffolk Regiment, 8th Battalion.
Medals Awarded: Victory & British War.
Grave Reference:
III.F.11.
West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium.
Nephew to ROBERT PIZZEY.
CENSUS
1901 60, Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich.
Percy was 5 years old and living with his parents, siblings & maternal grandmother.
William Pizzey, 28, a Fruiterer – own account, born Ipswich.
Emma Leonora Pizzey (Phillips), 29, born Ipswich.
William Arthur Pizzey, 6, born Ipswich.
Stanley Henry Pizzey, 3, born Ipswich.
Emma Leonora Pizzey, 1, born Ipswich.
Mary A. Phillips, 50, born Ipswich.
1911 8a, High Street, Ipswich.
Percy was 15 years old, a Hairdresser. He was living with his widowed father & siblings at the home of his paternal grandparents.
Thomas Pizzey, 63, a Fruiterer and Shopkeeper – own account, born Earl Soham, Suffolk.
Frances Mary Pizzey (nee Bradstreet), 66, a Fruiterer and Shopkeeper – own account, born Claydon, Suffolk.
William, 38, a Labourer – Iron Foundry.
William, 16, a Clerk – Printer.
Stanley, 13.
Emma, 11.
Leonard Victor Pizzey, 3, born Ipswich.
Percy was a member of the Ipswich Swimming Club.
Soldiers’ Effects to Alice M. Bird and William Pizzey – father.
Evening Star – Wednesday, 24th July 1912 – SWIMMING – IPSWICH CLUB’S QUARTER-MILE RACE – The Ipswich Swimming Club last evening held their annual race for the Kerridge Cup, the distance being 440 yards – five lengths of the 88 yards’ course at the salt-water bathing place. There was a fair number of starters. Percy Pizzey soon took the lead, and swimming finely, finished some five yards ahead of Sheppard, who had gone strongly throughout. Pickering swam well, but could not manage to get placed.
Evening Star – Wednesday, 23rd July 1913 – KERRIDGE MEMORIAL CUP – The Ipswich Swimming Club held their 440 yards race for the Kerridge Memorial Cup on Tuesday, 22nd July, when eight members started. It was a good race. Percy Pizzey, who is daily improving in speed, was first home.
Evening Star – Friday, 1st August 1913 – SWIMMING FESTIVAL _ SUCCESSFUL MEETING AT COLCHESTER – The twenty-ninth annual festival of the Colchester Swimming Club was held at the Corporation Bathing Place on Thursday afternoon and proved the most successful meeting of recent years. In the 100 yards D. H. Logan, of Leyton St. Mary’s S. C., a splendid swimmer, was the winner, beating Private Jolly, of the Gordon Highlanders, by two yards. Percy Pizzey, of Ipswich S. C., was a good third.
Evening Star – Wednesday, 20th August 1913 – STOWMARKET SWIMMING FESTIVAL – SUFFOLK “220” CHAMPIONSHIP – The Stowmarket Swimming Festival celebrated its “coming of age” on Tuesday, 19th August, and once again attracted a large and representative assembly at the finely equipped bathing-place. The event of the afternoon was the 220 Yards Championship of Suffolk (open to amateurs in the county with a twelve months’ residential qualification). The race from start to finish was a good one. Five lengths of the bath were covered, and at the end of the first two the trio were travelling well at a warm pace, Percy Pizzey keeping a yard in front. This advantage he never lost, though F. W. Riches hung on tenaciously to the end. They started the last lap together, with A. W. Keeble exhausted, and Percy Pizzey forcing his way ahead, won in fine style by a yard or two, the time being 3 minutes 28 3.5 seconds. Result: 1st Percy Alexander Pizzey, of the Ipswich Swimming Club, 2nd F. W. Riches, of Lowestoft Swimming Club, 3rd A. W. Keeble, of Ipswich Swimming Club.
88 Yards Open Handicap – First heat: 1 Percy Pizzey (19), 2 E.B. Wells, Ipswich (33). Second heat: 1 E. H. Burgess, Ipswich (28); 2 F. Pickering (17). Final: 1 Wells, 2 P. Pizzey, 3 Burgess. This produced a grand finish. Wells appeared to have won the race comfortably, but Percy Pizzey spurted the last few yards, to be just beaten. Time, 1 minute 22 2.5 seconds.
E.A.D.T. – Thursday, 25th September 1913 – BOYS’ SWIMMING FESTIVAL – The fourth annual boys’ swimming festival, under the auspices of the Ipswich Elementary Schools’ Sports Association, was held on Wednesday evening, at Fore Street Baths. Previously these contests had not been held in public, but on this occasion, parents and friends were invited, and there was a gratifying response for an initial venture. There were several final contests for the boys, which provoked keen competition, and the programme was added to in interest by members of the Ipswich Swimming Club kindly contributing a polo match and a capital display of diving was given by members Messrs. E. H. Burgess, J. E. Hamblin, Charles Squires Mason, F. Pickering, W. A. Robinson, W. Slack and brothers Percy Alexander Pizzey and Arthur William Pizzey.
IPSWICH POLICE-CONSTABLE’S SOLDIER SONS.
The above are the photographs of Reserve Police-Constable William Pizzey, of the Ipswich Borough Police, who has three soldier sons. Pte. Pizzey who joined the Force as a reserve constable in September 1914, lives at 124, Cemetery Road. We regret to have to state that the second son, Pte. Percy Alexander Pizzey has lately fallen in action. Prior to the war, he won distinction in athletic circles as a swimmer. In 1913 he was the champion swimmer of Suffolk winning the 100 yards, the 220 yards, and the quarter-mile County Championship. A member of the Ipswich Swimming Club, he had a great future before him and, in addition to the County Championship, he won many medals and prizes. The names and regiments of the three boys are: (1) Corpl. Arthur Pizzey, City of London Cyclist Battalion, age 23. Was employed before the war at Messrs. W.S. Cowell. Ltd., was a of the 6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Suffolk Regt. prior to the war; he is now in India. (2) Pte. Percy Alexander Pizzey, Suffolks, aged 21, prior to enlisting was at Messrs. Wootton and Sons, Tavern Street, Ipswich. He enlisted about eighteen months ago, going to France in February last. He was killed in action on August 17th. (3) Corpl. Stanley Henry Pizzey, R.A.M.C., aged 19, was formerly at Messrs. Ransomes, Sims, and Jefferies. He went to the Dardanelles in 1915 with the M.E.F. and has been out ever since, being now in Palestine.
Suffolk Regiment, 8th Battalion records:
On August the 16th a carrying party of six officers and two hundred men transported a large mass of wire material to the front line. The following evening the whole battalion left the Café Belge in buses and proceeded to Rubrouck for rest and training. Moving equipment and wire to the front had cost the battalion many casualties, the enemy shelling the trenches being aware of the movement and the refortifying of the trenches at night.
Suffolk Regiment Battalion movements
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