Sapper 79069 James PRITCHARD

Sapper 79069 James Pritchard{gallery}Spr J Pritchard{/gallery}178th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers
Killed in action by an enemy mine in Ypres, France and Flanders, 6th April 1916, aged 20

• Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Panel ref: pier and face 8A and 8D
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British War, and Victory Medals
• Eldest son of John and Eliza Prichard
• NNWFHS memorial: Glascote and George Skey & Co
  

Links to relevant information

• CWGC Page for Sapper Pritchard
• NNWFHS Glascote War Memorial Page
• 178th Tunnelling Company
• Thiepval Memorial

1911 census and family history information

• Born 1896 in Glascote
• Employed as a colliery pony driiver – below ground [1911]
• Lived at 98 Main Road, Glascote [1911]