By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Fall 2010 and Revised 17 Sep 2010
1. Henry M. Prentice was likely b. c. 1910-1910, perhaps in Hampshire, England, where his mother, Lady Egerton, Ringwood Manor, Hampshire, was living in 1930,
He m. Constance Hone on 12 Oct 1940 in Quetta, India. She was the dau. of Rev. H. E. and Mrs. Hone., The Vicarage, Godalming, Surrey, SW of London. He was probably in the Army in 1940 at the time of his marriage, and in 1947, at the birth of his son, he is called "Lt. Col. H. M. Prentice, The Bihar Regiment."
From Wikipedia: Bihar Regiment : The Bihar Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. The regiment can trace its origins back to the British Indian Army.
Hindu, Buddhist and Muslim influences intermingled to produce a soldiery which was traditionally arms bearing, disciplined and deeply religious. The Bihar Regiment claims its origins from the sepoy battalions raised in 1757 by Clive at Patna. These were formed by the men from the Bhojpur region of Bihar. Their success in combat had impressed the local ruler Mir Kasim, to begin raising units trained in western combat techniques. The Bihari battalions raised by Mir Kasim had not only done well, but beaten the British in some engagements.[citation needed] The Bihari, or poorbia/purviah soldier thereafter continued to provide the backbone of The Bengal Infantry of the British.
Henry and Constance had 1 or more children, including:
- (son) Prentice, b. 2 Aug 1947, Godalming, Surrey
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