British War Medal - poss Canada

[dbree]

DB set the ball rolling so all credit to her  - we keep nibbling and getting a little further
forward.  You never know one day a relative  might google the names and find this thread,
it has happened quite often.

Sandra

  I may have set the ball rolling, but Sandra picked up the ball and ran the marathon with it.

Obit for Mary Alice Hazel L'Estrange, of Burnaby, d. November 21, 2010, predeceased by husband Robert and son Bobby, survived by daughter etc.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vancouversun/obituary.aspx?n=mary-alice-lestrange&pid=146823311

Cheers,
DB

[*Sandra*]

Well done mate, altered my avatar in honour of you reaching a 1000 and becoming an AristoCAT   


Arthur and Alice had a son Donald Lewelyan Pritchard passed away in Vancouver in 1995-

Donald had a son Kenneth Pritchard born 2 March 1932 passed away on February 18, 2016.

Obituary for Kenneth -  Published in Vancouver Sun and/or The Province on Feb. 28, 2016.

Kenneth Pritchard, born March 2, 1932 passed away on February 18, 2016 at the age of 83. He will be deeply missed by his wife of 60 years; his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, large extended family and many friends. - etc etc

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theprovince/obituary.aspx?n=kenneth-pritchard&pid=177879322&fhid=5854

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Don Pritchard (son of Arthur and Alice)  ........................October 1974

[*Sandra*]

Hazel or Mary Hazel Pritchard (daughter of Arthur and Alice) married Robert Vivien B L'Estrange -
Robert Vivian L'Estrange of North Burnaby BC passed away 24 january 1969 ( exsanguination - throat cut - jugular vein)    Self inflicted knife wound to throat.  Enquiry held.
Cremation - North Shore Crematorium.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-61KG-CD?i=2408&wc=S62H-ZNL%3A1069432701%3Fcc%3D1538285&cc=1538285

Sandra

Sadly, the son Robert Edward E'strange passed away 28 May 1969 - father Robert Edwrad E'strange and mother Mary Alice Hazel Pritchard.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XCH9-3MF?i=155&wc=S62C-3TL%3A1069430301%3Fcc%3D1538285&cc=1538285

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Canada Voters List - 1953 shows - Donald Pritchard (teacher) Joan Pritchard  2365 Sixteenth Ave West
Vancouver.

This could be the Obituary for the wife of Donald L Pritchard who passed in 1995 - wife Joan

Joan Margaret Pritchard(nee Wells)
Joan Pritchard was born in Vancouver, B.C. on February 8, 1919 and passed away peacefully in her sleep in hospice, September 17, 2015 in Comox. Joan leaves to mourn her passing, her son Kenneth Arnold Pritchard - etc etc............(this is Kenneth now deceased - listed a couple of posts above)

Sandra

[dbree]

  That's so sad about young Robert.

Empire Drive keeps coming up on death certs. Using Mary Alice's obit., her daughter has a
distinctive last name, and with Canada411, there is one listing for her at 5125 Empire Drive,
which matches up with young Robert's death cert.
http://www.canada411.ca/

Cheers,
DB

[*Sandra*]

Good spot DB -    Think we are very close to many branches on the Pritchard tree now.

Cheers
Sandra

[*Sandra*]

to find the connection to the medal we would now need a few details on the cousin - to try and match her to the Pritchard family 

Sandra

[nestagj]

I cannot believe how much information you have found on John Edmund' family.  Fantastic research ! Thank you so much.

We are not connected to these Pritchard's though.   I think that the medal has come into our possession through an Alberta link.

My aunt emigrated to Alberta in the mid 60's and lived there for some years.    She joined another aunt and her family who were already there. It was in the Edmonton area ..... Tofield and its surrounds I believe.