Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Thomas Percival, a farm labourer, born 1852 in Shepshed, Leics., and his wife Mary Percival (nee Harris), a hosiery trade weaver, born 1852 in Shepshed, Leics. Charles was born in 1879 in Shepshed, Leics., his siblings were, Thomas, a schoolboy, born 1871, John E., a schoolboy, born 1875, William E., a schoolboy, born 1877 and Enoch, born 1881, all his siblings were born in Shepshed, Leics., in April 1881 the family home was at 44, Chapel Street, Shepshed, Leics. In April 1891 Charles was a schoolboy and was residing in the family home at 117, Station Street, Loughborough, Leics., together with his father, now a railway platelayer’s labourer, his mother and siblings, John, a grocer’s errand boy, William, a grocer’s errand boy, Alfred, a schoolboy, born 1883 and Joseph, a schoolboy, born 1885, the latter two siblings were both born in Shepshed, Leics., and Ada, born 1891, in Loughborough, Leics. In April 1911 Charles was employed as a railway drayman and was residing in the family home at 38, Russell Street, Loughborough, Leics., together with his wife of eleven years, Annie Percival (nee Pollard), a hosiery trade point seamer, born 1882 in Nottingham, and their children, Florence Annie, a schoolgirl, born 1900 and Charles Leonard, a schoolboy, born 1901, both children were born in Loughborough, Leics. On Thursday February 22nd 1917 The Leicester Mercury published the following article under the heading. “ROLL OF HONOUR” – (A photograph accompanied the article). Gunner C. Percival, Leicester’s, died of malarial fever in West Africa, Nov. 27. He was 37 years of age and married, his home being in Russell Street, Loughborough.