Pridmore, Percy Malin
Pridmore, Percy Malin, M.C., Capt. 6th (Territorial) Battn. The Royal Warwickshire Regt., only son of Alexander Percy Pridmore, of Burnt Post, near Coventry, by his wife, Florence Louise, dau. of Joseph Cash; born Coventry, 7 Jan. 1886; educ. Uppingham and King's College London; was a partner at Messrs. Pridmore Co.; obtained a commission as 2nd Lieut. 6th Battn. The Royal Warwickshire Regt. In Sept. 1914; was promoted Lieut. in 1915, and Capt. 17 Oct. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 23 March 1915, and was killed in action near Ypres 2(sic) Sept. 1917. Buried at Vlamertinghe, near Ypres. Capt. Pridmore was awarded the M.C. [London Gazette, 3 June, 1916], for general good work during his command of a trench mortar battery. The Commanding Officer wrote: "He was one of my best company commanders and one on whom I could absolutely trust to do what he was asked to do." He married at Allesley, near Coventry, 18 Oct. 1916, Constance Margaret (Burnt Post, near Coventry), daughter of F. Kerby. De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Pridmore |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Percy Malin |
| Date of birth | 7 January 1886 |
| Place of birth | Coventry |
| Family details | Son of Alexander Percy and Florence Louise Pridmore, of Coventry; husband of Constance Margaret Mitchell (formerly Pridmore), of Coventry, Warwickshire. |
| Previous education | Uppingham |
| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
| Dept / course | Faculty of Science |
| Military unit | Royal Warwickshire Regiment, 6th Battalion |
| Date enlisted | September 1914 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | France and Flanders from 21 March 1915 |
| Decorations / medals | M.C. |
| Date of death | 21 September 1917 |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Rank at death | Captain |
| Place of death | Near Ypres |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Vlamertinghe New Cemetery, Belgium |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel |
| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Soldiers Died in the Great War; De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour |