Name
Henry Edward Pratt
8 Mar 1894
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
26/04/1918
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Sapper
148634
Royal Engineers
170th Tunnelling Coy.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
NOEUX-LES-MINES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
III. C. 2.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Potters Bar, Little Heath & Bentley Heath Memorial, Potters Bar, All Souls Chapel Book of Remembrance, Potters Bar, Hadley Wood Memorial
Pre War
Son of Edward and Charlotte Pratt, his mother died following his birth. The remaining family moved in with the paternal grandfather at Church Road, Potters Bar.
Census: 1901 Census, living at Church Road, Potters Bar with father and sibling. Grandfathers house and 1911 Census has the father living at 2 Great Northern Cottages, Waggon Road,Hadley Wood.
Henry remained with his grandfather until he enlisted on 9 Nov 1914. He is recorded as born in South Mimms, Middlesex and recorded as living in Barnet when he enlisted "In the Field".
Wartime Service
He enlisted as Private 3790, Hertfordshire Regiment he served with them both at Home, (Nov 1914 - 20 Jan 1915) and France (21 Jan 1915-6 Jun 1916).
He was then discharged from the Hertfordshire Regiment and the following day enlisted in the Royal Engineers - 170th Tunnelling Company, hence the place of enlistment being given as 'in the field'.
He was killed in action on 26 Apr 1918 at Bethune, Pas De Calais. The date of death would indicate that this was during the Battle of Lys.
Additional Information
Whilst his address remained 10 Church Road, Little Heath, Potters Bar. His Next of Kin was his father in Hadley Wood. Back pay and gratuities was £41 11s 1d which was paid to his father.
Acknowledgments
Taff Williams
