Guardsman JOHN PATERSON PRENTICE (photo added)
| Rank | Guardsman |
| Forenames | JOHN PATERSON |
| Surname | PRENTICE (photo added) |
| Initials | J P |
| Place of Birth |
LARKHALL, LANARKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM
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| Date of Birth | Monday, 19 January 1914 |
| Date of Death | Sunday, 30 July 1944 |
| Age | 27 |
| Nationality |
British
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| Residence or Entered Service From | Unknown, UNKNOWN |
| Service Number | 2697126 | Force |
British Army
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| Service/Corps/Regiment | Scots Guards |
| Unit / Ship / Battalion / Squadron | 3 Tank Battalion, Scots Guards (6th Guards Tank Brigade, 15th Scottish Infantry Division - 28/7/44 - 10/8/44) |
| Military Honours and Awards | |
| Place of Burial/Commemoration |
HOTTOT-LES-BAGUES WAR CEMETERY
Roll of honour |
| Grave/Memorial Location | VIII. B. 5. Special Memorial. |
| Previous Place(s) of Burial | LES LOGES, SEINE-MARITIME |
| Epitaph | NO EPITAPH |
| Family Details | Unknown |
Additional Information
JOHN PATERSON PRENTICE was born in Ashgill, Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Family details are unknown, other than he had daughter called Helen Simpson Shrimpton (neé Prentice). After her death her ashes were placed next to her father's headstone.
Guardsman JOHN PATERSON PRENTICE, undated.1
Headstone for Guardsman JOHN PATERSON PRENTICE, undated.
References |
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| 1. | Additional information and photographs kindly provided by Mark Curzon, obtained from the late Helen Simpson Shrimpton (neé Prentice) daughter of Guardsman JOHN PATERSON PRENTICE. |
Acknowledgements and Credits |
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| Source of original data: | Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Headstone photograph: | Carl Shilleto |
| Cross marker photograph: | |
| Individual photograph: | Mark Curzon, obtained from the late Helen Simpson Shrimpton (neé Prentice) daughter of Guardsman JOHN PATERSON PRENTICE. |
| Additional photographs provided by: | Carl Shilleto and Mark Curzon. |
| Additional information provided by: | Mark Curzon. |
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What other people have said
Malcolm Fleming
Remembering the sacrifice made by John Prentice and his fellow guardsmen on 30th July 1944 - from the son of Alastair Fleming, 3rd Tank Battalion Scots Guards
On Wednesday, April 5, 2017Donna Martin
Guardsman John Patterson Prentice - God Bless Grandad, lovely to see you again in France and to know that you are now reunited with your daughter Helen after 73 years
On Tuesday, April 4, 2017