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John Wickham Prentice of Cardiff, Wales


John Wickham Prentice of Cardiff, Wales
By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Winter 2010 and Revised 17 Jun 2014

Update of 17 Jun 2014: This article has now been merged into our article about the "Prentices of the Colnes." See now that other article.

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1. Rev Henry Prentice. b. c. 1826, Prittlewell, Essex, England.

He m. Fany Catherine, b. c. 1835, Ireland. Children per 1871 census:including:

  1. Edith M Prentice 8
  2. Edward Prentice 4
  3. Walter Lloyd Prentice 5
  4. Dr. Reginald Wickham Prentice, b. 17 Aug 1867 and d. 17 Jan 1928. . . . . . . . . [2]
  5. Arthur W Prentice 2

2. Dr. Reginald Wickham Prentice, third son of the Rev Henry Prentice. b. 17 Aug 1867 and d. 17 Jan 1928 , Hampshire, England.

He m. Unknown and had 5 sons.

  1. Lt. Col. Henry Maunsell Prentice, b. 10 Aug 1907 and d. 1995.
  2. (Unknown) Prentice. Attended All Hallows school.
  3. Lt, Edward Golden Prentice, b. 26 Sep 1911 and d. 22 Jul 1938.
  4. Lt. Col. John Wickham Prentice was b. 26 Feb 1913, Alresford, England. . . . . . . [3]
  5. Maj. Robert Paul Prentice. M.C. , b. 21 Jul 1915 and d. 1988-9.

3. Lt. Col. John Wickham Prentice was b. 26 Feb 1913, Alresford, Hampshire Co., England, and d. 1987-8. On 21 Mar 1943, at the time of his marriage, he was called Major John Wickham Prentice M.C., Gardner's Horse [2nd Lancers]. For more about Gardner's Horse, see Wikipedia.org .

In 1946 and 1948 John and his family were living in Cardiff, Wales.

A Google search shows that in a Supplement to the London Gazette, 28 Jun 1945, he was identified as "Major (temporary) John Wickham Prentice, M.C, (6 A.I.), Indian Armoured Corps." In 1946 he was identified as "Major John W. Prentice M.B.E., M.C., The Poona Horse (17 Q.V.O.)." In 1948 he was identified as "Lt. Col. J. W. Prentice M.B.E., M.C., The Poona Horse." For more on The Poona Horse [an armoured regiment of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army], see Wikipedia.org .

By email of 2 May 2014, Matthew Broadbridge supplied the following additional information about John's military service:

    Born 26 February 1913, possibly educated at All Hallows School and the Royal Military College Sandhurst. Commissioned on to the Unattached List for the Indian Army (ULIA) 2/2/33. He would have spend a year attached to a British Army regiment in India before being appointed to the Indian Army 27/3/34 and posted to The Poona Horse (17th Queen Victoria's Own Cavalry).

    Promoted Lieutenant 2/5/35, Captain 2/2/41 and Major 1/7/46.

    He was attached away from The Poona Horse to the 18th King Edward VII's Own Cavalry early in the war and was awarded the Military Cross serving with them. [See London Gazette 13.08.1942 Middle East (Egypt and Libya) Capt, IAC]. He was later made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) [London Gazette 28.06.1945 for Italy - Captain, Temporary Major attached Head Quarters 43 Gurkha Lorried Brigade]

    Appointed Maj., Royal Artillery 11 Feb 1948 - this was cancelled May 1948. Retired Major (Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel) 27/12/48.

    Went to Rhodesia after the war and possibly served with Rhodesian Police in the Bush War. He died 1988.

He m. Pamela Boyne on 21 Mar 1943, "abroad.", identified as a Third Officer, W.R.N.S. (Women's Royal Naval Service). For more about them, see Wikipedia.org . They had 2 or more children, including:

  1. (dau.) Prentice, b. 29 May 1946, Cardiff, Wales.
  2. (dau.) Prentice, b. 5 Jun 1948, Cardiff, Wales.

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