South Yorkshire Times – Saturday 20 October 1945

Sad News.

After spending three years as a prisoner of war in Germany, Pte. Percy Liceon whose e and two childrenn live at 34, Oliver Street, Mexboro’, died suddenly while recuperating from an operation in a Canadian hospital in Buckinghamshire.

Pte. Liceon, who rejoined his unit a month ago after spending four months leave, was expecting to come home after recovering from the operation.

A letter of sympathy has been received by his wife from her husband’s padre. Pte, Liceon joined the Army in 1940

From C.W.G.C.:
Private PERCY SIMEON RILEY LICEON
Service Number: 4393884
Regiment & Unit/Ship Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment) 5th Bn.

Date of Death Died 11 October 1945
Age 29 years old

Buried or commemorated at MEXBOROUGH CEMETERY Sec. C. Uncons. Grave 4.

Additional Info
Son of Percy and Gladys Riley, of Mexborough; husband of Lily May Liceon, of Mexborough.

Personal Inscription
UNTIL THE STARS FORGET TO SHINE WE WILL REMEMBER HIM LOVING WIFE & CHILDREN. R.I.P.