Name
William Theodore Pratt
1898
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
27/04/1918
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
41381
Bedfordshire Regiment
7th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
LONGPRE-LES-CORPS SAINTS BRITISH CEMETERY
A. 2.
France
Headstone Inscription
TO BE WITH CHRIST WHICH IS FAR BETTER THY WILL BE DONE
UK & Other Memorials
Shingay cum Wendy Memorial, Cambs.
Pre War
William Theodore Pratt was born in Wendy, Cambridgeshire in 1898 the son of Charles and Alice Pratt and one of five children.
On the 1901 Census the family were living at The Green, Wendy, nr Royston, Herts where his father was working as a shepherd on a farm. They remained there in 1911 and 12 year old William was at school.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Hitchin, Herts and served with the 7th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment.
He died of wounds on 27 April 1918, aged 19, probably from the action at the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux three days earlier, and is buried in Longpre-les-Corps Saints British Cemetery, Somme, France.
Additional Information
His mother received a war gratuity of £9 10s and pay owing of £10 6s 1d. She also received a pension of 5 shillings a week.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
