Percy Beveridge [SEP] date of death
Percy Beveridge
Percy Beveridge was (1875 – 31 July 1947) was a New Zealand cricketer who played two first-class matches for the Auckland Aces in the Plunket Shield. Beveridge was born in Glebe, New South Wales, the son of merchant and later Mayor of Redfern, John Beveridge.
Beveridge started his career as a shopkeeper in the New South Wales town of Hillston, not far from his father's business in Hay. In 1901, Beveridge was elected for a single term as an Alderman on the Hillston
", which led to his death aged 67 on 15 March 1916. His youngest son Lance sergeant Roy Stuart Beveridge (20th Battalion) was later killed in action following the Battle of Flers in France on 12 November 1916. His eldest son Percy Beveridge became a notable cricketer in New Zealand, while his son Cecil became an actor and theatre director and, also of the 20th Battalion, was injured during the Battle of Pozières in 1916. He is interred with his wife (d. 1929) and his third son, Harry