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ALBERT PRITCHARD 1918-1984

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 7 Dec 2016 18:42

If you're already aware of the non-military records, just say & I'll delete.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 7 Dec 2016 17:56

Wondering if this might be his marriage.

ALBERT
Last Name PRITCHARD
Year 1945
Place JHANSI
Country INDIA
Spouse's Surname BERRYMAN
Record set British nationals armed forces marriages 1796-2005
Page 842
Record Source GRO Index Army Marriages (1881 to 1955)
Record collection Marriages & divorces
Category Births, Marriages & Deaths
Collections from Great Britain

As we don't know if Miss Berryman is still living, it would be best not to post a reverse look up which would show her first name.

If you've already found Heather and Harry's birth reg, you'll be able to tell if its correct.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 7 Dec 2016 17:48

Would this be his death?

Albert Pritchard
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1918
Date of Registration: Nov 1984
Age at Death: 66
Registration district: Congleton and Crewe
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 35
Page: 374

The informant on the DC may have been either his widow or one of his children.

Suggested birth

Albert Pritchard
Mother's Maiden Surname: Atkinson
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1918
Registration district: West Derby
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume Number: 8b
Page Number: 564
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Not entirely sure if this is the same person, but as he was the only Albert Pritchard shown on Ancestry to have died in 1984, it might well be


name Albert Pritchard

Buried On: 02 November 1984
Recorded in: West Midlands
Date of death 28 October 1984

https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch

If you purchase credits - minumum £5 - the free search will reveal the cemetery's name and you can use the credits to access the burial register. That'll tell you at the minimum where he died, and possible his home address and the name + address of the person who organised the internment.

Albert Pritchard
Mother's Maiden Surname: Atkinson
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1918
Registration district: West Derby
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume Number: 8b
Page Number: 564

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greyghost

greyghost Report 7 Dec 2016 11:57

As his dates of service are after 1920, his Military records, will still be with the MOD

This link will help you to find out how to obtain them
http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html

It will cost £30 have a copy sent to you and it may take several months.

tribe

tribe Report 7 Dec 2016 10:12

Am trying to trace military records of my uncle. He join the army in 1942 and served thoughout the war. He continued after the war serving in India where he married an Indian and had (2) children HEATHER and Harry. HE CAME HOME AND WAS POSTED TO yeovil where he held a very senior position. that is all i know

regards

Alan P