Captain E. M. Persse

Regiment: West Yorkshire Regiment
Date published: 22/03/1918
Killed in action: No
Information: Captain E.M. Persse M.C., West Yorkshire Regiment, is the son of Mr. D. D. Persse, Agent, Bank of Ireland, Callan. He was educated at Bedford School and subsequently took up fruit farming in Washington, U.S.A. On the outbreak of war he went to British Columbia and joined the O.T.C. in Vancouver. On completing his training he returned home and was gazetted to the West Yorkshire Regiment in July, 1915 went to France in October, 1916.