We remember Thomas Alfred Prentice

We remember Thomas Alfred Prentice

Timeline

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1880
sibling Hilda Prentice Source:8544926 1880
1883
birth Birkenhead, Cheshire United Kingdom Source:6978596 Source:6978593 1883
1886
sibling George Stukeley Prentice Source:8544926 1886
1887
sibling Arthur Augustus Prentice Source:8544926 1887
1887
sibling Oscar Prentice Source:8544926 1887
1891
sibling Rose Prentice Source:8544926 1891
1891
location Shrewsbury Road, Oxton, Cheshire United Kingdom parents address Source:6978594 5th April 1891
1894
education He was a School Prefect, and was in the football and cricket teams. Birkenhead School Birkenhead, Cheshire United Kingdom Source:6978598 1894 - 1900
1903
education He took a B.A. degree. Trinity College Dublin Ireland Source:6978598 1903
1911
employment Cotton Salesman United Kingdom Source:6978593 2nd April 1911
1911
location 56 Bidston Road, Oxton, Cheshire United Kingdom parents address Source:6978593 2nd April 1911
1915
dates Age 32 Source:6978592 10th August 1915
service British Army Major Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial) Source:6978591
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:6978592
1915
death Killed in Action On August 12 1915 he was wounded while endeavouring to relieve a party of Norfolks...A search party which was sent out later in the day failed to find any trace of him. Suvla Bay, Gallipoli Turkey Source:7373374 Source:6978598 10th August 1915
burial Helles Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Source:7373374

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Thomas Alfred
Initials TA
Last Name Prentice
Source 6978591
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
56 Bidston Road, Oxton, Cheshire United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Shrewsbury Road, Oxton, Cheshire United Kingdom parents address known 5th April 1891
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial) Major
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Agnes Sophia mother
John George Prentice father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Hilda Prentice sister 1880
George Stukeley Prentice brother 1886
Arthur Augustus Prentice brother 1887
Oscar Prentice brother 1887
Rose Prentice sister 1891

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Hannah21187
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Hannah21187
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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CWGC: Thomas Alfred Prentice Hannah21187
OBS WW1 Memorial Book Hannah21187
Liverpoool Echo, "Major T. A. Prentice. When Local Officer Was Last Seen.", 11th December 1915 Hannah21187
Liverpool Echo, "Oxton Officer: Good News About Major Prentice." 25th August 1915 Hannah21187
Chester Chronicle, "Officers Missing", 28th August 1915 Hannah21187
FreeBMD: sibling search Hannah21187
Liverpool Echo, "4th Cheshires Casualties", 23rd August 1915 Hannah21187

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We remember Thomas Alfred Prentice