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242644 John Henry Prowse British Army 17th Light AA Regiment, 49th Bty. Royal Artillery from:Cornwall John Prowse was born in Mousehole, Cornwall and emigrated to the USA on the 15th of July 1909 as a Stone Mason, he joined the US Army and helped build the Panama Canal. When WW1 broke out he returned to defend his homeland and joined the Royal Artillery, until war finished. He was recalled to active service in 1938 when WW2 was imminent. He was in the 49th Bty, 17th Lightt AA Regiment, Royal Artillery, he was wounded, we believe in the Dunkirk evacuation. He died as a result of those wounds on 8th January 1947. He is buried in a Commonwealth war grave in Southend on Sea. His great, great grandchildren placed a stone on his grave from Mousehole beach Cornwall with flag of Cornwall painted on each. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.