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John Wickham Prentice of Cardiff, Wales
By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Winter 2010 and Revised 22 Sep 2010
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1. John Wickham Prentice may have been b. c. 1910-1920, perhaps in England. On 21 Mar 1943, at the time of his marriage, he was called Major John Wickham Prentice M.C., Gardner's Horse [2nd Lancers]. For more about Gardner's Horse, see Wikipedia.org .
In 1946 and 1948 John and his family were living in Cardiff, Wales.
A Google search shows that in a Supplement to the London Gazette, 28 Jun 1945, he was identified as "Major (temporary) John Wickham Prentice, M.C, (6 A.I.), Indian Armoured Corps." In 1946 he was identified as "Major John W. Prentice M.B.E., M.C., The Poona Horse (17 Q.V.O.)." In 1948 he was identified as "Lt. Col. J. W. Prentice M.B.E., M.C., The Poona Horse." For more on The Poona Horse [an armoured regiment of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army], see Wikipedia.org .
He m. Pamela Boyne on 21 Mar 1943, "abroad.", identified as a Third Officer, W.R.N.S. (Women's Royal Naval Service). For more about them, see Wikipedia.org . They had 2 or more children, including:
- (dau.) Prentice, b. 29 May 1946, Cardiff, Wales.
- (dau.) Prentice, b. 5 Jun 1948, Cardiff, Wales.
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