Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Book: | Alumni Cantabrigienses | Vol. 2 | |
| 2. Memorial: | Arras Memorial, Faubourg d'Amiens | Bay 10. | |
| 3. Memorial: | St Michael & All Angels' Church | Church Street, Broadway | |
| 4. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.132 | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Education & Career :
Alumni Cantabrigienses : "PRICHARD, ARTHUR ILLTYD. Adm. scholar at QUEENS', Oct. 1899. [Eldest] s. of Illytd Moline [solictor]. B. Oct. 22, 1880, at Lewisham. School, Felsted. Matric. Michs. 1899; B.A. 1902. Entered the Home Civil Service 1903; a Clark in the Office of Works. Married had had issue. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Private, London Regt. (Civil Service Rifles)); killed in action at Vimy Ridge, May 23, 1916. (Al. Felsted.; Univ War List; The Times, June 13, 1916; Camb. Year-Book.)"
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 15th Battalion London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) |
1/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade) August 1914 : at 130 Bunhill Row. Part of 2nd London Brigade, 1st London Division. Moved on mobilisation to Bisley, going on in September to Crowborough. 5 November 1914 : left the Division and landed at Le Havre. 17 November 1914 : came under command of 11th Brigade in 4th Division. 19 May 1915 : transferred to GHQ Troops and formed a composite unit with 1/12th and 1/13th Bns. Resumed identity 11 August. 25 October 1915 : transferred to 8th Brigade in 3rd Division. 10 February 1916 : transferred to 169th Brigade in 56th (London) Division. |
| Action : Actions in Spring 1916 |
Actions in Spring 1916 covers a number of non specific actions on the Western Front in the period February to the end of June 1916. Much of this period concerned the build up to the Battle of the Somme, particularly the acclimatisation of the Service Battalions (Kitchener Volunteers) to trench routine. As the Battle of the Somme occupied the plans for 1916 no significant efforts were made in other sectors. Many of the casualties could be considered 'routine'. During the period December to June 1916 5845 British soldiers died in 'minor trench operations'.
Detail :
De Ruvigny's "PRICHARD, ARTHUR ILLTYD, Corpl., 15th Battn. (Civil Service Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), eldest s. of Illtyd Moline Prichard, of Lee, S.E. Solicitor, by his wife, Ellen Adelaide, yr. dau. of John Standing, of Dacre House, Lee, S.E.; and brother to Lieut. E.O. Prichard (q.v.); b. Lee, Blackheath, S.E., 22 Oct. 1880; educ. Felsted School (Classical Scholar), and Queens' College, Cambridge (Mathematical Scholar); passed the Indian Civil Service Examination and was appointed to H.M. Office of Works, being subsequently Private Secretary to the First Commissioner of Works; joined the Civil Service Rifles 30 May 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action at the Vimy Ridge 22 May, 1916. Buried 100 yards for the German trenches there; unm."
The battalion war diary shows: "At 2.00am 'B' Company counter-attacked the Germans, very heavy rifle and machine gun fire was opened by the enemy, supported by a strong artillery barrage. We got into, and secured Granby Street. Relieved midnight 22nd to 23rd. Casualties, 2 officers and 90 other ranks."
See also: Broadway Remembers.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Isaac Newton University No. 859 E.C. | Cambridgeshire |
| Joined : | Canterbury No. 1635 E.C. | London |
| Joined : | Old Felstedian No. 3662 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
31st October 1988 | 28th November 1899 | 6th February 1900 |
Past Master, London Grand Rank.
Joined Cantebury Lodge No. 1635 from Isaac Newton University Lodge No. 859 on 14th November 1905. The records of Cantebury show his war service and that he "Died May '16". He was also a founding member of the Old Feldstedian Lodge No. 3662 at its consecration.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley