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Record #23443

Name :: : Joseph PRITCHARD (1892 - 1918)
aka : Private Pritchard
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 5 Jul 1892
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
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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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3096	ABRAHAMS, Nathan	1895	ENG,	Aug 1912 : Victorian	CAN	Unknown
3100	ABRAMS, Mary Ann	1898	SCT, , Dumfries	May 1913 : Victorian	CAN	Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester
13137	ADAMSON, Arthur	1893	ENG, LAN, Bury	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
8819	ADAMSON, John	1891	ENG, LAN, Oldham	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
9868	ADAMSON, John	1897	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jun 1906 : Victorian	CAN	Louisa Birt
2977	ADDERLEY, Fanny Hannah	1896	ENG, STS, Gnosall	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
9143	ADDY, Albert William H.	1893	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Feb 1907 : Victorian	CAN	Louisa Birt
17052	ALDRED, Eric Woodman	1894	ENG, LAN, Manchester	Apr 1910 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
2979	ALLANSON, Lily	1899	ENG, CHS, Warrington	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
5652	ANDERSON, Rose Ellen	1892	ENG, LAN, Bolton	Jul 1907 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
27648	ANDREWS, William	1902	ENG, SRY, Wandsworth	Jul 1914 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson's
2976	ANNANDALE, Nellie Cordingley	1897	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
6542	ARBON, Frederick	1891	ENG,	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
9809	ARBON, George	1889	ENG, , Bury St Edmonds	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
9127	ARBUTHNOT, George	1897	ENG, LAN, Chorlton	Jun 1912 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
13244	ARMSTRONG, Sarah	1900	ENG,	Jul 1914 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19173	BAKER, Francis	1903	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19176	BAKER, Fred	1898	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
2974	BAKER, Miriam	1897	ENG,	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
5467	BAMBER, John William	1899	ENG,	Apr 1912 : Victorian	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
19178	BARBER, Fredrick	1900	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
4232	BARKER, Ada	1903	ENG,	May 1913 : Victorian	CAN	Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester
19811	BARNES, Agnes	1897	ENG,	Apr 1908 : Victorian	CAN	Hurst House Training Home
18736	BARNES, Mary	1901	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
18758	BARNES, Sarah	1894	ENG,	1912 : Victorian	CAN	Unknown
22904	BARRETT, Daisy	1906	ENG,	Sep 1921 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19157	BARRY, Caroline	1902	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19166	BARRY, Edward	1905	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19184	BARRY, James	1899	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
18406	BEALE, Alfred	1895	ENG,	Apr 1910 : Victorian	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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