William Prior
Memorial: Yate - St Mary's Church Lych Gate
Regiment: Royal Flying Corps
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Air Mechanic 3rd Class 62938
Parents: William and Martha Prior
Marital status: Married
Home address: Nibley Mill, Yate, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Miller
Date of birth: 1876
Place of birth: Wick, Bristol
Date of death: 12/04/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery
Age: 40
Further information:
William Prior was born in 1876 in Wick. His parents were William and Martha Prior. He was brother to Frank, Florence, Alfred and Martha. He married Annie Jane Greenwood in 1906 and in 1911 they were living at Nibley Mill, Yate where he worked as a miller. His widowed mother lived at Corn Mills, Old Sodbury. His wife later lived at Court Farm, Horton, Chipping Sodbury
He joined the 100th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and worked as an aircraft mechanic. He died in April 1917 at the age of 40. He is buried at Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension in France
He is remembered on Yate Church Lych Gate and on the Chipping Sodbury and District War Memorial Cottage Hospital board, which is now at Yate and District Heritage Centre, under Yate
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Yate and District Heritage Centre, Forces War Records and CWGC