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Private Issacc Thomas Pritchard M Milt.
British Army 2nd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
from:Seaforth, Liverpool
My granfather, Issac Thomas Pritchard, was a career soldier signed up at age of 18 around 1893. He spent over 24 years in the Army.
He had six children with his first wife, only five survived. he was given a discharge in 1917 when his wife died.He remarried and had a further son.
During his 24 years we can trace him as having been in India, Ireland, England and France.It's the France part that is the main interest as we have a copy of the citation when the French Military presented him with the Medale Millitaire on 15th Nov 1914.
Due to the fact his first marriage children went into a home.On his death all his effects went to his son from his second marraige.After his death this medal was, we are told, given to the Regimental Museum then in Warrington. We are very interested in trying to find out what battles he was in and what did he do to get this decoration.
My mother now passed on at 92 along with her twin.
He was also a career soldier in South Lancs and an invalid after Dunkirk.The elder brother died in captivity in Greece 1942 he was Royal Artilitary. I am the eldest in the family of Ivy Margaret Pritchard she married John Thomas Bright
