PERKINS, ALFRED THRALE, Captain, was
born at Kerrachi, India, 1869, son of Colonel Alfred Thrale Perkins, CB, of
East Court, Wells, Somerset, JP, and of Mary Frances, daughter of Major
General A V Falls, RA. He was educated at Cheltenham College, and
joined the Army in July 1887. He served in Matabeleland, 1893-94, with the
Matabeleland Mounted Police and the Rhodesian Horse; in South Africa,
1899-1902; with the 3rd Battalion The Welsh Regiment, and as Staff Officer
for Supply and Transport, with the grade of DAAG. He was mentioned in
Despatches twice; awarded both Medals with clasps, and was created a
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 31 October
1902]: "Alfred Thrale Perkins, Captain, The Welsh Regiment. In
recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He served
in the war of 1914-18, with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and the
Worcestershire Regiment, and was awarded the 1914-15 Star, the British War
Medal and the Victory Medal. Major Perkins was a Justice of the Peace for
the county of Somerset. In 1916 he married Naomi Kirwan, elder daughter of
Dr Kirwan Sylvester, of Trowbridge, Wiltshire.
