We remember Walter James Pritchard

We remember Walter James Pritchard

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1891
birth West Bromwich, Staffordshire United Kingdom Source:6652242 1891
1891
location 12a Milward Street, West Bromwich, Staffordshire United Kingdom parents address Source:6652249 5th April 1891
1893
sibling Alice Pritchard Source:6652255 1893
1894
sibling John Pritchard Source:6652257 1894
1895
sibling Hannah Pritchard Source:6652257 1895
1899
sibling Samuel Pritchard Source:6652257 1899
1900
sibling Henry Pritchard Source:6652255 1900
1901
dates Age 10 Source:6652255 31st March 1901
1901
location 3 Earl Street, West Bromwich, Staffordshire United Kingdom parents address Source:6652255 31st March 1901
1903
sibling Frank Pritchard Source:6652257 1903
1908
sibling Charlotte Pritchard Source:6652257 1908
1911
dates Age 20 Source:6652257 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Labourer Iron Works West Bromwich, Staffordshire United Kingdom Source:6652257 2nd April 1911
1911
location 28c Bull Lane, West Bromwich, Staffordshire United Kingdom parents address Source:6652257 2nd April 1911
1914
dates Age 23 Source:6652280 5th September 1914
1914
employment Ironworker Source:6652280 5th September 1914
1914
enlistment West Bromwich, Staffordshire United Kingdom Source:6652280 5th September 1914
1914
service British Army Rifleman S2126 Rifle Brigade 10th Battalion Source:6652280 5th September 1914 - 26th August 1915
1914
events Misdemeanours Military Discipline Blackdown, Witley and Hamilton Camps United Kingdom Source:6652280 31st October 1914 - 17th July 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:6652280 22nd July 1915 - 26th August 1915
1915
hospitalisation Gun shot wound to head Hospital/Institution Source:6652280 21st August 1915
1915
dates Age 26 Source:6652294 26th August 1915
service British Army Private S2126 Rifle Brigade Source:3607478
1915
death Died of wounds Died at 4.30 a.m. in No. 16 General Hospital, Le Treport, as result of gun shot wounds to the head sustained five days earlier while in front-line trenches near Neuve Chapelle. Le Treport, Seine Maritime France Source:6652294 26th August 1915

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Walter James
Initials WJ
Last Name Pritchard
Source 6652242
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
12a Milward Street, West Bromwich, Staffordshire United Kingdom parents address known 5th April 1891
28c Bull Lane, West Bromwich, Staffordshire United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
3 Earl Street, West Bromwich, Staffordshire United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army S2126 Rifle Brigade Private
British Army S2126 Rifle Brigade 10th Battalion Rifleman
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alice W Pritchard nee Henn mother
Walter James Pritchard father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
John Pritchard brother 1894
Hannah Pritchard sister 1895
Samuel Pritchard brother 1899
Frank Pritchard brother 1903
Charlotte Pritchard sister 1908
Alice Pritchard sister 1893
Henry Pritchard brother 1900

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