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General First namePercy Malin
LastnamePridmore
GenderMale
CountryEngland
Date of birth1886-01-07
Place of birthCoventry, Warwickshire, England
Date of death1917-09-02
Place of deathIper, West Vlaanderen, Belgium


About

Percy Pridmore served with the British Army during World War One. He was killed in action in Belgium in September 1917 at the age of 31.

From De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour:

Pridmore, Percy Malin, M.C., Capt. 6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, only son of Alexander Percy Pridmore, of Burnt Post, near Coventry, by his wife, Florence Louise, daughter of Joseph Cash; born Coventry, 7 January 1886; educated Uppingham and King’s College London; was a partner at Messrs. Pridmore Co.; obtained a commission as 2nd Lieutenant, 6th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment. In September 1914; was promoted Lieutenant in 1915, and Captain 17 October 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 23 March 1915, and was killed in action near Ypres 2 (sic) September 1917. Buried at Vlamertinghe, near Ypres.

Captain Pridmore was awarded the military cross (M.C.) [London Gazette, 3 June, 1916], for general good work during his command of a trench mortar battery. The Commanding Officer wrote: “He was one of my best company commanders and one on whom I could absolutely trust to do what he was asked to do.” He married at Allesley, near Coventry, 18 October 1916, Constance Margaret (Burnt Post, near Coventry), daughter of Frederick Kerby.

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Archive statistics Career1907 - 1907
Tournament wins0
Matches1
Match wins0


Tournaments Coventry - 1907