OWEN PRANDLE 

Owen Prandle was born in 1885 in Chester to William and Mary Prandle.  He started his working life on the railway and married Florence Griffiths in 1908.  Together they had three children, Owen, Arthur and William.

L&NWR Gazette October 1915 printed 

News has been received, we regret to announce, of the death in action of Private Owen Prandle, of “D” company 5th battalion Cheshire’s. Private Prandle was employed at Chester general station previous to the outbreak of war, well he was very popular. Deceased entered the company's service on September 29th, 1899, I said messenger in the superintendent’s office, rising to the position of chief messenger previous to going to the goods department, where he served for three years. 30 years of age, he leaves a widow and three children to mourn his loss, and also a large circle of friends who will grieve with them both at Chester and in the Pretty Little hamlet of Carmell, Hollywell, where the widow and children reside. Outside his railway duties at Chester, private Prandle was keenly appreciated on concert platforms

2355 Private Owen Prandle served in France from 15.2.1915 in the Cheshire Regiment 1/5^th battalion.  He was admitted to hospital on 19^th July 1915 where he died of wounds.



Owen Prandle was awarded the Victory Medal, the British War Medal, and the 1914-15 Star

The following notice appeared in the Chester Chronicle of 31.7.1915:

‘Villagers will regret to hear of the death of Owen Prandle reported as having been killed at the front. He was a member of Kelsall Church Choir and resided at Ashton but before enlistment he was employed at the Railway Station, Chester. He leaves a widow and three young children’

 

He is buried at Spoilbank Cemetery, at West-Vlaandeven, Belgium; it is located 3 miles south of Ypres.

 

The Cheshire Roll of Honour would like to thank Jan Ellison for the information and picture of Owen's headstone