Personal Details

Born: 18 November 1898 in Whitchurch, Shropshire.

Family: He was the sixth of eight children born to Henry Prince, a bricklayer, and his wife Ann. He married Miriam Joynson in 1924 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire and together they had four children – Henry, Cyril, William G and Lionel.

Residence: In 1901 he lived at 12 Claypit Street, Whitchurch; by 1911 the family had moved to 4 Raven Yard, Whitchurch. The address shown on the 1919 Absent Voters’ Register is 13 Chester Road, Whitchurch. In 1939 he was living wife and children at 138 High Street, Newcastle under Lyme.

Employment: In 1939 he was an underground colliery miner.

Died: In 1973 in Newcastle under Lyme.

Military Details

Military details not known

Other Information: His brother Harry also served in WW1.