Percy Brown SABERTON

1895 - 1975  (79 years)

• Name	Percy Brown SABERTON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	6 Apr 1895  [9]
  Birth	7 Apr 1895	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  Gender	Male
  16 Survey Company Royal Engineers	OS 3/341/254
  1901 Census	1901	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [6]
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [5]
  Joined Ordnance Survey	27 Dec 1911  [10]
  	8539
  Joined Ordnance Survey	27 Dec 1911  [10]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	27 Dec 1911  [10]
  	8539, Percy Brown Saberton
  	Name: Percy Brown Saberton Date of Birth: 7/4/1895 Date Joined OS: 27/12/1911 Date Left OS: 21/4/1934 Rejoined, See Staff Record Sheet See No 2780 RE Reg, Resigned to enlist 19/4/1913, Rejoined 21/4/1934
  RE1914	1 Jan 1914	Fareham, Hampshire, England   [1]
  	24463, Spr, Trig Division, Headquarters Division, Southampton
  _MILT	7 Oct 1914	France   [2, 3, 4]
  	24463, Sapper, Royal Engineers
  Arrival	12 Jul 1921	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [8]
  	Arrived from Gold Coast
  Left Ordnance Survey	21 Apr 1934  [10]
  	Register of Staff
  RoS Last Entry	21 Apr 1934  [10]
  	Rejoined, See Staff Record Sheet
  	See No 2780 RE Reg, Resigned to enlist 19/4/1913, Rejoined 21/4/1934
  1939 Register	1939	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [9]
  	Lithographic Printer, Ordnance Survey
  Name	Percy Brown Saberton  [10]
  Death	Mar 1975	Stafford, Staffordshire, England   [7, 10]
  Person ID	I49222	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Harry Ambrose Allen SABERTON,   b. 30 Jul 1860, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England d. 17 Apr 1923, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth SABERTON,   b. 1864, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1887  [5]
  Family ID	F801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eunice Mary MALPASS,   b. 2 Nov 1891   d. 1 Jun 1953, Southampton, Hampshire, England (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	30 Jul 1924	St Austin Roman Catholic Church
  	Stafford
  Family ID	F803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  On 13 April 1915 Percy joined 5 Field Company, Royal Engineers who were located at Festubert, his Ordnance Survey comrade Sapper H M Scarff also joined on the same day. War Diary

  
  

• Sources

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