Middlesex Regiment soldier laid to rest on the Somme
What was announced
Private (Pte) Percy Tolliday, from Camberwell, London, buried on the Somme alongside two unknown soldiers. Identification was made through DNA testing 110 years after Pte Tolliday went missing in action during the Battle of the Somme.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Pte Percy Tolliday, of 11th Battalion The Middlesex Regiment, was laid to rest on the Somme on 21 October 2026 alongside two unknown comrades, at a burial service organised by MOD ’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre ( JCCC ), also known as the ‘War Detectives’. The service took place at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s ( CWGC ) Warlencourt British Cemetery.
- Richard Tolliday, the great nephew of Pte Tolliday, had travelled from Atlanta, USA to attend the burial service with his wife and nephew. It was Richard who had provided the DNA sample that made identification of Pte Tolliday possible.
- Richard Tolliday stands at the graveside with his wife, nephew and members of the military party (Crown Copyright)
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Ministry of Defence (UK government department) · more news
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- United States (North America) · more news
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- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/middlesex-regiment-soldier-laid-to-rest-on-the-somme
- Published 2026-10-26 09:46:28 UTC
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