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Name : Archibald George Prentice Son of : Thomas Herbert Prentice and Elizabeth Clara Prentice (née Stembridge), of 5, Barmeston Rd., Catford, London. Born : 1891, Bromley, Kent (registered Mar 1891 qtr, Bromley, Kent). |
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Census information : 1891 : Thomas and Elizabeth Prentice, with their children including Archibald aged 3 months, are at 2 Burnt Ash Lane, Bromley, Kent. Thomas Prentice is a Bricklayer. 1901 : Thomas and Elizabeth Prentice, with their children including Archibald aged 10, are at 25 West Street, Bromley, Kent. Thomas Prentice is a Bricklayer. 1911 : Thomas and Clara Prentice, with their children including Archibald aged 20, are at 2 College Road, Bromley, Kent. Thomas Prentice is a Bricklayer; Archibald Prentice is a Clerk. |
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Service Details : Private 380386 Archibald George Prentice, 1st Bn., Hampshire Regiment. Enlisted at Shanklin; it is not known when he moved to the Isle of Wight. |
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Casualty Details : Died : 21 April 1918 aged 27. Commemorated at : Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Carisbrooke Castle County War Memorial Panel 10 [as PRETICE A.G.] Shanklin War Memorial Shanklin St Blasius' Church Scroll of Remembrance Shanklin St Paul's Church War Memorial |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, May 17, 1918 Page 2 General regret has been occasioned by the news that Pte. A.G. Prentice, Hants Regiment, was killed in France on April 21st. Pte. Prentice was formerly secretary of the Shanklin and Lake Co-operative Society. |
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Further information :
Coincidentally, the Proprietor of the Isle of Wight Mercury in the 1900s was Archibald Prentice (b. 1869 Canterbury). It is not known if he was related to Archibald George Prentice. |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research. |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 21 August 2013 (added to website) |
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