Percival Harry Merriman (11 June 1882[1] – 1966) was an English musician and songwriter.
During World War I, he served in the 60th Division, Civil Service Rifles.
While convalescing, in 1917, he became a member of The Roosters Concert Party,[2] named after Captain G U B Roose, the Commandant of their base in Salonika, Summerhill Camp.
[3] They turned professional, made their first radio broadcast in 1923, and operated for another two decades.
[4] He appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 17 August 1964.