We remember John Henry Prentice

We remember John Henry Prentice

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1891
birth Wragby, Lincolnshire United Kingdom Source:3585462 25th March 1891
1907
employment Signalman Great Northern Railway Dewsbury, West Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:3585462 11th February 1907
service British Army Company Quarter Master Serjeant 19093 York and Lancaster Regiment Source:3585462
service British Army Colour Serjeant 19093 York and Lancaster Regiment Source:3585462
1915
death Killed in Action Best friend Lance-Corporal Benson, in a letter to the family advises that John (Jack) was hit just below the ear by a bullet whilst issuing rations behind the firing line. Nord France Source:3585462 8th October 1915
burial Erquighem Lys Churchyard Extension, Nord, France. Source:3585462

Details

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Names
TypeName
First Names John Henry
Initials JH
Last Name Prentice
Source 3585462
Gender
GenderSource
Male
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Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 19093 York and Lancaster Regiment Company Quarter Master Serjeant
British Army 19093 York and Lancaster Regiment Colour Serjeant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ann Friskney Formally Freeman mother
John Henry Prentice father

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Image from local newspaper, 1915 Cheryl39862
Local newspaper report Cheryl39862
Quarter Master Sergeant John H Prentice Cheryl39862
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