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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
15979 PRITCHARD, Albert Robert George1904ENG, ESS, Leyton  Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos JMann  
15980 PRITCHARD, Allen Charles Donald1901ENG, LDN, London Mar 1913 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos JMann  
14574 PRITCHARD, Annie1880ENG, DBY, West Derby Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
6339 PRITCHARD, Arthur1893ENG,     Jul 1907 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
18148 PRITCHARD, Charles1875ENG,     Jul 1887 : Sarmatian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
12368 PRITCHARD, Daniel1895ENG,     Apr 1905 : Kensington CAN Barnardos  
18071 PRITCHARD, Frank1895ENG,     Jul 1905 : Siberian CAN Middlemore  
14573 PRITCHARD, Georgina1879ENG, LAN, West Derby Jun 1890 : Sardinian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
23444 PRITCHARD, Herbert William1896ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1908 : Grampian CAN Louisa Birt  
23443 PRITCHARD, Joseph1892ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
5208 PRITCHARD, Joyce1924ENG,    , Bishop Auckland Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Fairbridge Homes  
5225 PRITCHARD, Keith1930ENG,    , Bishop Auckland Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Fairbridge Homes  
5162 PRITCHARD, Leonard1913ENG,    , Ipswich Oct 1928 : Montcalm CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
5207 PRITCHARD, Mary1927SCT, LKS, Glasgow Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl CAN Fairbridge Homes  
8352 PRITCHARD, Maud1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos