Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Book. 1915, of a bullet wound in the head, received at the Battle of Loos. He was buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne (Grave No. 2771). [Illustration: =Thomas Powrie.=] =POYNTER, JOHN JACK=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch./16550, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =PRATLEY, ELISHA=, Stoker, 1st Class, 238572, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =PRATT, ALFRED MASON=, Corpl., No. 3/614, New Zealand Medical Corps, _s._ of James Pratt, Member of the Mounted Armed Constabulary, New Zealand, formerly Sergt. in the Donegal P.W. Artillery; _b._ Wyndham, New Zealand, 1886; joined the Staff of No. 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital at Wellington, 20 March, 1915, with which he went to Egypt, and after some months in Cairo, proceeded to Salonika, and was lost on H.M. Transport Ship Marquette, when that ship was torpedoed in the Ægean Sea, 23 Oct. following. [Illustration: =Alfred Mason Pratt.=] =PRATT, GEORGE=, Stoker, 1st Class, 287482, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =PRATT, GEORGE WILLIAM=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., Ch. B. 5284), S.S. 100034, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =PRATT, LIONEL HENRY=, 2nd Lieut,. 18th Battn. (London Irish) The London Regt. (T.F.), yst. _s._ of Edward Roger Pratt, of Ryston Hall, Downham, co. Norfolk, J.P., D.L., by his wife the Hon. Louisa Francis, née Mulholland, dau. of John, 1st Baron Dunleath; _b._ Ryston Hall aforesaid, 17 Dec. 1889; educ. Uppingham School, and on leaving there in 1904 entered Lloyd's Bank. He joined the London Irish on the outbreak of war, and volunteered for foreign service; went to France with his regt. in March, 1915, and was killed in action at Loos, 25 Sept. 1915. On this occasion the London Irish formed part of the 47th Division, and referring to them F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French said in his Despatch of 15 Oct. 1915: "The 47th Division occupied the southern outskirts of Loos. Thence it pushed on, and by taking possession of the cemetery, the enclosures and chalk pits, succeeded in forming a strong defensive flank. This London Territorial Division acquitted itself most creditably. It was skilfully led, and the troops carried out their task with great energy and determination." He was buried at the cross roads between the cemetery and South Maroc; _unm._ His Major wrote: "He was so absolutely reliable as an officer, so conscientious, so calm. If he said he had been up to the German wires, they all knew he had been--he was so absolutely fearless. His loss was a disaster to the regt."; and the Sergt. of D Coy.: "It was D Coy.'s particular task to take the cemetery, just outside the village. We got there all right, and going on splendidly. A party of Germans commenced firing on some of the Scots following us. A sergt. sent a message for an officer to come along. Mr. Pratt immediately volunteered and walked along the top of the trench and got a bullet. When he was lying there wounded he displayed his usual great bravery, and was a wonderful example to his men. Everybody loved and esteemed him, he was the Battalion's greatest loss in the battle. A better officer we could not have had, his work out here has been invaluable." [Illustration: =Lionel Henry Pratt.=] =PRATTEN, HERBERT=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., B. 5720), 284931, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914; _m._ =PREECE, FREDERICK JOHN=, Private, No. 17016, 9th (Service) Battn. Worcestershire Regt., _s._ of George Preece, of Newland Post Office, Coleford, Glos., by his wife, Alice, dau. of John Grazier; _b._ 30 June, 1896; educ. at Clearwell C. Schools; was in the employ of Mr. C. T. Palmer, of Newland House, J.P.; volunteered and enlisted, 29 Aug. 1914; served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at the Dardanelles from 20 June to 10 Aug. 1915, on which date he was killed in action there; _unm._ He was a member of the choir at All Saints' Church, Newland. [Illustration: =Frederick John Preece.=] =PRENTICE, JOSEPH=, Acting Sergt., No. 7673, 2nd Battn. The Essex Regt., 4th _s._ of the late Charles Prentice, by his wife, Sarah, dau. of James Patient; _b._ Springfield, co. Essex, 19 May, 1885; educ. there; was a member of the Essex Constabulary, and later an employee at the Chelmsford Golf Club; enlisted 5 Oct. 1903; served three years with the Colours, and then joined the Reserve; rejoined his old regt. the day after war was declared, 5 Aug. 1914; went to France, 22 Aug.; served during the winter of 1914-15, and died in No. 18 General Hospital, Etaples, 29 May, 1915, of wounds received in action at Ypres on the 26th. Buried at Cainers. He was recommended for the D.C.M., for conspicuous bravery in the field, 14 March. Sergt. Prentice _m._ at Shelly Church, Ongar, 1910, Alice (Well Lane, Galleywood, Chelmsford), dau. of William Tarling, of Ongar, and had three children: Joseph Charles, _b._ 29 April, 1911; Sydney Reginald, _b._ 5 Feb. 1913; and Gladys Evelyn, _b._ 18 April, 1915. =PRESCOTT, FREDERICK JOHN=, Private, No. 12628, 1st Battn. Coldstream Guards, 2nd _s._ of John Prescott, of Budleigh Hill, Allerford, co. Somerset, Game Keeper to Sir Thomas Acland; by his wife, Mary, dau. of Samuel Burgess; _b._ Selworthy, co. Somerset, 11 May, 1890; educ. Allerford; was a Gardener in the employ of Sir Thomas Acland, at Allerford, for five years, and then for 1½ years in the employ of Sir Ian Amory, at Tiverton; enlisted in the Coldstreams, 17 Sept. 1914; went to France 9 Jan. 1915, and was killed in action at Cuinchy, on the 25th of that month; _unm._ Buried in the churchyard there. [Illustration: =Frederick J. Prescott.=] =PRESTON, ARTHUR JOHN DILLON=, Capt., 2nd Battn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, only _s._ of Major Arthur John Preston, of Swainston, co. Meath, late Duke of Wellington's Regt., B.A., Trin. Coll., Dublin, J.P. cos. Durham and Meath, by his wife, Gertrude Mary, dau. of Richard Knight, of Bobbing Court, co. Kent; _b._ Luther House, Huddersfield, 16 Nov. 1885; educ. Malvern College; gazetted 2nd Lieut. to the 3rd (Militia) Battn. of the Durham L.I., 5 Oct. 1904, posted to the 1st Battn. Dublin Fusiliers, 2 March, 1907, promoted Lieut. 15 Dec. 1909, and Capt. 2nd Battn. 7 June, 1914; served with the 1st Battn. in Egypt, where he joined the Mounted Infantry, winning at Cairo the Lloyd Lindsay prize. At the outbreak of the European War he was ordered to Naas and afterwards to the Curragh to raise the 6th Service Battn. of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, with which he proceeded to the Gallipoli Peninsula on 9 July. He took part in all the heavy fighting at Suvla Bay until 15 Aug. when he fell in the moment of victory. The Colonel of his battn. writing to his widow, remarked: "I am sure all Ireland will soon hear of the charge of the Dublins and Munsters on that (15th) afternoon. Your husband (Capt. Preston, second in command) was responsible for it and organised it splendidly, and i |