Pryce T. S. Lieutenant - Revision history

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Pryce Tom Swain
|Army number=151510.
|Rank=Lieutenant.
|Decorations=Awarded the Military Cross - gazetted 12/7/1945. For Citation see below. Awarded the Territorial Efficiency Medal - gazetted 28/1/1949.
|Date of birth=Not yet ascertained.
|Age=(At time of death). Not yet known.
|Unit=Probably enlisted and served in the ranks. Posted to 141st OCTU. Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers 12/10/1940 - gazetted 15/10/1940. Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Served Normandy.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Details awaited.
|Joined Brigade=Not yet known.
|Promotions=None known.
|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
|Home address=No family information yet.
}}

Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries. There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.

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 |Home address=Married Edith Marjorie Brown at Stourbridge in January 1944.  Racecourse Farm, Pedmore, Stourbridge.  Lived at 27, Orchard Avenue, Cambridge.
 }}
 Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries.  There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.

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 |Rank=Lieutenant.
 |Decorations=Awarded the Military Cross - gazetted 12/7/1945.  For Citation see below.  Awarded the Territorial Efficiency Medal - gazetted 28/1/1949.
-|Date of birth=Not yet ascertained.
+|Date of birth=Birth registered July 1919 in Bath, Avon.  Mother's maiden surname Lock.
-|Age=(At time of death).  Not yet known.
+|Age=(At time of death) 45.
-|Unit=Probably enlisted and served in the ranks.  Posted to 141st OCTU.  Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers 12/10/1940 - gazetted 15/10/1940.  Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers.   Served Normandy.
+|Unit=Probably enlisted and served in the ranks.  Posted to 141st OCTU as a Cadet.  Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers 12/10/1940 - gazetted 15/10/1940.  Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers.   Served Normandy.  Appears to have remained in the Territorial Army.
 |Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
 |Task or role=Details awaited.
 |Joined Brigade=Not yet known.
-|Promotions=None known.
+|Promotions=Honorary Captain at the time of his TEM Award.
 |Wounded=Not so far as is known.
 |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
-|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet ascertained.
+|Died/Killed in action=Death took place 5/6/1965 at Brinkley at the age of 45.  Probate granted to his widow on 22/9/1965 from the London office of the Probate Registry.
-|Home address=No family information yet.
+|Home address=Married Edith Marjorie Brown at Stourbridge in January 1944.  Racecourse Farm, Pedmore, Stourbridge.  Lived at 27, Orchard Avenue, Cambridge.
 }}
 Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries.  There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.