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Record #23443
Name :
: Joseph PRITCHARD (1892 - 1918)
  aka : Private Pritchard


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 5 Jul 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Aug 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Liverpool

Wavertree, St. Bridget
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Marcelcave
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 Feb 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Victorian

Placement Family
: Mills
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Louisa Birt and the Liverpool Sheltering Home

Agency
: Louisa Birt
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Joseph Pritchard.

1891 English Census records place the family of Ellen and Samuel Pritchard in Wavetree, Lancashire, England. In residence were their two sons Alfred (4) and James (2). Samuel was a Platelayer by trade.

Liverpool, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Joseph Pritchard
Baptism Date: 31 Aug 1892
Parish: Wavertree, St Bridget
Father's Name: Samuel Pritchard
Mother's Name: Ellen Pritchard
Reference Number: 283 BDT/2/2

1901 English Census records place widowed Samuel Pritcher in Wavertree, Lancashire, England. In residence were his sons Alfred (15), James (12), Joseph (8) and Herbert W (5). Samuel was a Carter by trade.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PRITCHARD
Given Name: Joseph
Age: 14
Sex: M
Ship: Victorian
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-02-15
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1907-02-24
Party: Liverpool Sheltering Home, Mrs. Birt
Destination: Knowlton, Quebec
Comments: See also reels C-4690 & T-531
Notes: The child's given name was illegible or difficult to decipher
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-501
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place Joseph Pritchard as a Domestic in the household of Matilda and James Mills in Wilberforce, Renfrew, Ontario. He was 16 years of age born in Jul 1895 and immigrated from England about 1907.

Attestation papers were signed 12 Oct 1916 in Renfrew, Ontario. Joseph Pritchard was born 5 Jul 1896 in Liverpool, England. He was a labourer in Wilbertforce, Renfrew County, Ontario. His Next of Kin was his brother, Herbert Pritchard of the 130th O/S Battalion, C.E.F. 5'2" in height with grey eyes and brow hair, he had a mole over his left clavicle and a mole two inches below his spine of scapula on his left side. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was previously reported missing, and then Killed in Action. Shortly after leaving the 'Jumping off' trench during the attack on Marcelcave he was killed by enemy machine gun fire. A photograph of his grave was sent to H. Pritchard of Sprucedale, Ontario in 1922. He was buried in Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: I. D. 9.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56181026 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-18 08:31:13 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-18 08:31:39 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3084 ABLETT, Percy1905ENG,     Apr 1920 : Metagama CAN Louisa Birt  
3092 ABRAHAMS, Amy1892ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3093 ABRAHAMS, Bessie1888ENG,     Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3097 ABRAHAMS, Percy1890ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3123 ACKERMAN, Arthur Edward1877ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jun 1888 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
3124 ACKERMAN, George Abraham1875ENG, LND, Wandsworth Jun 1888 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
3162 ADAIR, Mary1880ENG,     Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3163 ADAIR, Millicent1880ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1897 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
22561 ADAMS, Percy1903ENG,     Feb 1914 : Alsatian CAN Louisa Birt  
3278 ADAMS, Robert Henry 1888ENG,     Mar 1901 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
22768 ADAMSON, Jeanie1891ENG,     Sep 1905 : Canada CAN Louisa Birt  
9868 ADAMSON, John1897ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1906 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
10055 ADDISON, Annie 1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
3970 ADDISON, Florence1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
9143 ADDY, Albert William H.1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
17080 ADGEY, Robert Hugh1885ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1902 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
25704 AFFORD, Lily1901ENG,     May 1909 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
17058 AIRD, Lizzie1871ENG,     May 1885 : Circassian CAN Louisa Birt  
2851 ALCE, William Henry1894ENG, SSX, Seaford May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
8696 ALLABUSH, George1899ENG, LND, Canning Town May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20448 ALLEN, Esther1895ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20467 ALLEN, Janette1896ENG,     May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20154 ALLEY, Clara Celia1894ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20159 ALLEY, Emma1891ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
6312 ALLEY, Henry Herbert1896ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20204 ALWAY, Reginald Wilfrid1896ENG, GLS, Barton Regis May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20141 ANDREWS, James1896ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20142 ANDREWS, Richard1898ENG,     May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
5749 ANDREWS, William ENG,     Aug 1875 : - Unknown - CAN Louisa Birt  
6286 ANNING, Gertrude Annie1892ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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