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Lt. Charles Power
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regt
(d.25th Sep 1915)
Nurse. Jessie Power
Voluntary Aid Detachment Christ Church Auxiliary Hospital, Beckenham
from:Westgate, Foley Rd, Streetly, Birmingham
Jessie Power worked as a nurse at Christ Church Auxiliary Hospital at Lennard Road, Beckenham from May 1918 to December 1918, through the flu epidemic. She was from Streetly near Birmingham.
Pte. M. Power
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Newton Sands
M Power was wounded in 1916 and 1917
Gnr. William Power
British Army 6th Reserve Btn. Royal Field Artillery
from:Portlaw
(d.2nd June 1915)
Gunner Power was the husband of Catherine Power of 7 Carrick Rd., Portlaw.
He was 43 when he died and is buried in the north-east part of the Portlaw (St. Patrick) Catholic Churchyard, Clonagam, Co. Waterford, Ireland.
Gladys Powers
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Gladys Powers served in the British Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and later in the Women's Royal Air Force as a waitress. She met Ed Luxford, a Canadian soldier and went to Canada in 1920 as a war bride.
Pte. Henry William Powers
British Army 10th Battalion Essex Regiment
from:Kentford, Suffolk
(d.10th Mar 1917)
Henry Powers was my 1st cousin 2 times removed. He was born in London but married in Snailwell, Cambridgeshire to a local girl. There is a grave registered in his name at Adanac Cemetery in Picardie, but no age known. We think he worked with horses before the war, but do not know anything else.
Pte Leslie Lodmore Powers
British Army 8th Btn York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Aigburth Liverpool
(d.22nd Apr 1917)
Pte. Thomas Powers MM.
British Army 152nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Dobhole Lane, Horsley, Woodhouse
Sjt. A. Powis
Army 2/7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte Harry Powlesland
British Army Devonshire Regiment
from:Devon,
Gnr. Frederick Alfred Powley
British Army 168th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
(d.13th Sept 1917)
Pte. Frederick William Powney
British Army 9th (Glasgow Hds.) Bn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Grosvenor, Bath
(d.11th Oct 1917)
Frederick Powney died on the 11th of October 1917, aged 23. He is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France. Eldest son of William Henry and Bessie Lydia Powney, of 15, Chilton Road, Grosvenor, Bath.
Pte. J. G. Powton
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Crook
J Powton was wounded in Sept and Dec.1916
Pte. Albert Pozzi
British Army 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:33 Hamer Terr, Longsight, Manchester
(d.3rd September 1916)
Albert died the same day as Frederick William Pozzi who is buried in Ancre Cemetery. Albert Pozzi is listed on the Theipval Memorial. Both are mentioned on a Pozzi family memorial in Edmonton Cemetery. They are linked to my family through Louis Pozzi born in France 1821, my gt gt gt grandad and father of Charles Pozzi b 1849, aka Wells who lived in Romford.
Pte. Frederick William Pozzi
British Army 16th Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:Edmonton
(d.3rd September 1916)
I am distantly related to Frederick Pozzi, my 4 x gt grandfather Louis Pozzi born Rome 1760'ish, Papal Guard, married an English woman Elizabeth Ann Howell for the second time, in the British Embassy Chapel Paris in 1821. He came to London and had children Louis, William, Charles, Joseph, Ann, Agatha. There is a memorial to Frederick Pozzi in Ancre Cemetery and one erected by family in Edmonton Cemetery, London. He had a brother Albert Pozzi, rifleman P/1257 who died on the same date and is listed on the Thiepval memorial. There are attestations etc online giving details of family and addresses from TNA.
Capt. Charley Vernon Leslie Poë
British Army 4th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Dublin
(d.1st March 1915)
Charley Poë fell gloriously after being twice wounded, when leading a night attack on the German trenches at St. Eloi, Belgium, on the 1st March 1915, Aged 34 years. He was the elder and dearly loved son of Captain George Leslie Poë, RN and Mary his wife.
Cpl. James Pracy
British Army 16th Regiment Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:East London
(d.15th July 1916)
James Pracy was 32 when he died. Our family has only just located him on the Thiepval Memorial. He has no known grave and probably died at High Wood on that day. He left a wife and two sons and was the brother of my maternal grandfather Albert Pracy. Nothing was ever spoken about him by my parents or grandparents. Such a great shame. He is now found and known to us.
Dolores Prada
British Red Cross Tappington Grange Auxiliary Hospital
Dolores Prada and her cousin Maria Prada left Trinidad in the West Indies to serve at Tappington Grange Auxiliary Hospital in 1918 as part of a Voluntary Aid Detachment. They were proud to do their part in the war effort. Both had brothers who served and both had cousins who served. They were proud to be British, despite their parents being Venezuelan.
Maria Prada
British Red Cross Tappington Grange Auxiliary Hospital
Maria Prada and her cousin Dolores Prada left Trinidad in the West Indies to serve on the wards at Tapppington Grange Auxiliary Hospital in 1918 as part of the Voluntary Aid Detachment. They were proud to do their part in the war effort. Both had brothers who served. Both had cousins who served. They were proud to be British, despite their parents being Venezuelan.
Sgt. Picton Prater
British Army 15th (1st London Welsh) Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers
from:Bridgend, Glamorgan
(d.26th May 1916)
Picton Prater,was born 17th July 1891 and was killed in action on the 26th of May 1916, Aged 25. Picton was born in Maesteg, Glamorgan and served his apprenticeship in the drapery trade with his uncle, Richard Jones, at the Bridge Shop, Bridgend. He then moved to London, working as a buyer in a large drapery establishment, subsequently enlisting in the 15th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers.
Pte 21813 Fred Langdon of the Battalion wrote in a letter to a mutual friend in the weeks following Picton's death: "In training he was a splendid fellow, always genial and never disturbed. His qualities showed themselves out here especially, he rose to the occasion splendidly. Under fire he was always cool and level-headed, a splendid leader of men. For a long time our platoon were without an officer and he was in sole charge. He was remarkably just in his dealings with everybody. I can honestly say nobody had a bad word for him, or dare speak against him. A thoroughly capable and efficient Sergt. and a splendid character indeed. Surely such qualities must be fitly rewarded in the world to come. I was very near him when he was hit, he fell a victim to a wonderful piece of sniping. He had been chatting to me only two minutes before and we were laughing over some past experiences. He left me to speak to our Officer and a Corpl. All three stood together talking and just at that point the parapet was very low. We were about 400 yards from the German front line, so you can understand how we marvelled at his being hit. I saw him fall and it was my affection for him that simply rooted me to where I stood and I was so upset that I could not render any assistance. However, others were on the spot and he received every attention possible. He was never conscious, that we can be very thankful for and he died about one and a half hours afterwards, about 7:30 in the evening. Out here we have to steel our hearts to losing comrades, but in this case it was different. Everybody was affected by the loss of one to whom we mutually agreed was the best man in the trench. He was buried the next day and it was unfortunate that we left this part of the line before it was possible for us to arrange anything like a fitting monument for one we admired so much."
In the letter to his mother, the Nonconformist Chaplain of the 15th Battalion wrote: "He was beloved by all his men. His cheerfulness was the inspiration of his company and he proved himself a most capable NCO and a brave and fearless soldier. His Company Commander, Capt. Howell and several men of the company came specially from the trenches as a mark of the deep respect in which he was held by the battalion. It was a glorious spring morning when we laid him to rest in the beautiful British Cemetery."
Pte. Ernest Walter Pratley
British Army 1st/4th Btn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
from:Witney, Oxon
(d.12th Jan 1916)
Ernest Pratley was my Great Uncle. He was killed in Pas de Calais and is buried at Hebuterne War Cemetary. He was married to Margaret Louisa for less than a year when he died. Apparently (though I cannot source it) he was sheltering in a church waiting to come home when the church was bombed. He was about 23 years old
Arthur Pratt
British Army The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Arthur Pratt
These two photographs are also taken from my late father's collection. They are of Arthur Pratt. Written on the back of one of the photos:- To Nellie and Godfrey, (my grandparents), 1919. On the other photo it says to Nellie, (I believe maybe Arthur's wife). The address is Camden Terrace, Brighton.
Nurse Daisy Pratt
Daisy Pratt was a Nurse. She kept an album she used to get patients to sign. It includes pictures, cartoons, poems and photos. I am trying to find more information on each service men listed and more information on the Hill House Hospital.
RSM. Edward Joseph Pratt MID.
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:King George St. Foleshill Coventry
(d.20th Sep 1917)
Edward Joseph was a long service man who joined the 1st Battalion RWR in 1892, he was born in 1875 in Stoneleigh Warks. Edward fought in the Sudan at Atbara and was made Sergeant in 1898, he had done 21 years service in 1913 and started work as a School attendance officer which was short lived when WW1 started.
Edward re joined the colours in 1914 where he found himself as Company Sergeant Major with the 10th Battalion later made Acting Regimental Sergeant Major,Lt Charles Herbert Lander mentions Edward in his war diary book (Landers War) after his death he said Edward was a huge heavy man and was much loved by everyone and a sad loss to the battalion Edward was hit in his side at Klein Zillebeke 3rd Battle Of Ypres and refused the stretcher bearers he walked all the way back to the dressing station and collapsed and died.
Edward left a wife and four children in Foleshill Coventry he is remembered on the Kenilworth War Memorial as he resided there with his parents until he was 18, Edward was also mentioned in Despatches in the May of 1917. He was also awarded Long Service & Good Conduct Medals.
Pte. Edward Henry Pratt
British Army 3/5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Anson St. Darlington
Edward Pratt
British Army 5th Btn Durham Light Infantry
(d.15th Sep 1918)
Sgt. Edward James Pratt
British Army 11th (Finsbury Rifles) Battalion London Regiment
from:Kennington, London
Edward Pratt is my great uncle. My aunt told me he died in Egypt but was not killed in action. She wouldn't say any more. I would like to know what happened to him.
Pte. Ernest David Pratt
British Army 12th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
from:Walden, Heathfield, East Sussex
Pte. Harry Pratt
British Army 4th Btn. Green Howards
from:North Skelton, Yorkshire
My grandfather, Harry Pratt, enlisted with his friends in Northallerton, Yorkshire when war broke out on his birthday 4th August 1914. He was a Private in the 4th Battalion Green Howards and was trained and posted to France. He subsequently ended up on the Somme. He was lucky he survived but many of his friends didn't. He told me that he and his friends were sent 'over the top' and there was a lot of shooting, he saw his friends go down one by one and then he felt what was like a 'punch in the face', he was injured (end of his nose shot off) but he "was lucky, many of his friends weren't", my grandfather's words.
It took him a long time to talk about the war, but when he did he remembered a lot of the good times of laughing and joking, trying to keep jolly and blotting out what was happening around him. He was close to tears telling me. He was sent back to the front after being patched up, only to join people he didn't know, when he looked around his friends had gone. After a while he began to smile and remembered what he and his friends had got up to...before the guns went off. He said he was relieved to get home when the war finished and he was glad he did because he married my grandmother - his grin turned into a big beaming smile at this point. I gave him a big hug. My granddad.
Pte. J. Pratt
Army 13th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
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