Captain P R J Tilley

[jerrymurland]

Tilley was a Welsh Guardsman in 1940 and took part in Harpoon Force to rescue the Dutch Royal Family from the Hook of Holland. He was later commissioned into the RWF. Does anyone have any info on this guy? Christian names etc?
I hope the snipped bit from the London Gazette appears in this post! Any help appreciated

Jerry

[dcdl12976]

Percival Ronald James Tilley born 1919 Tiger Bay, Cardiff, known as "Dai" later emigrated to the US where he became the president of the North American Welsh Guards association, died in 2011 at a Welsh Guards reunion fell down the stairs.

Google is your friend here there is loads bout him.

Cheers

Dave

[dcdl12976]

1st Sept 2011 The sudden death occured of Dai Tilley

[ap1]

He doesn't appear in RWF Regimental records post 1945, so I assume his RWF commission was not held with the 1st or 2nd Bn.

[jerrymurland]

Thanks guys
jerry

[Keith Jones 989]

Hi, don't know if you have seen this:


About Me:
Welsh Guards 1939-43, Royal Welch Fusiliers 1943 - 49, U.S. Air Force 191853 - 1968 (tel:191853 - 1968). Cardiffian. 15 yrs Amer. Red Cross disaster service.

I picked it up at:

http://americymru.net/profile/DaiTilley682?xg_source=activity#.Uq7QwH8gGSM


Also came across:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/war-hero-dies-after-stairs-151454

By Stephen Hayward Comments
War hero dies after stairs fall at reunion
4 Sep 2011 00:00
A WORLD War II hero who flew 5,000 miles for a reunion with his army comrades tragically died when he fell down stairs.



A WORLD War II hero who flew 5,000 miles for a reunion with his army comrades tragically died when he fell down stairs.


Former Welsh Guardsman Dai Tilley, 91, who emigrated to the United States in 1952, had flown to Cardiff, where he joined other old soldiers at the city’s Great Western Hotel.


But two nights before a reunion *dinner, he lost his footing at the top of the hotel stairs.


He was taken to hospital but died of his injuries soon afterwards.


A Welsh Guards spokesman said: “It is tragic that he died after coming all this way to see us – but he was among friends.”