2044 PTE W.PRATT LEIC.YEO.
Wilfred Pratt
To France 2/11/14 with the 1/1st Leicestershire Yeomanry
Note:This unit fought in the Battles of Nonne Bosschen 11/11/14 & suffered severely in the Battle of Frezenburg Ridge 12/5/15, when 281 men of the Leicestershire Yeomanry went into battle. 94 Lost their lives, 93 were wounded & only 94 survived the carnage and confusion of that day... Arthur Conan Doyle wrote of this battle: 'It was a most murderous affair & they were only driven from their trenches when the trenches themselves were blasted to pieces. It is doubtful whether any regiments have endured so much in so short a time. The Leicestershire Yeomanry suffered very severely.'
Later promoted Lance Sergeant & was renumbered 255076 in the Corps of Hussars
Disembodied 5/2/19
With Medal Index Card & 2 Medal Rolls
Condition: GVF
