Sidney Arthur Prince

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Sidney Arthur Prince was born in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire, on 10 Sep 1894 and baptised at nearby Farnham, Dorset, on 29 May 1898 the son of Charles Prince and Emily Katie Prince (nee Sturmey).  He spent his early life in and around Farnham and later, Tarrant Gunville, Dorset.  He had enlisted with the Army Service Corps as a Private (Service No. 104667).  He served in France and Flanders from 3 Oct 1915 and was later transferred to the 683rd Agricultural Company of the Labour Corps (Service No. 492533).  He was discharged on 12 Mar 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star.  The 1921 Census shows him living with his prospective parents in law in Station Road, Littleport, Cambridgeshire, working as a Motor Engineer on his own account.   He later married Eliza Katie Glover in Ely, Cambridgeshire, Registry district during 1921.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Princes Cafe, Broadway, High Street, Gosport, Hampshire, working as an Aero Engine Fitter.  He moved at some time to 'Oakdene', Back Street, East Stour, Dorset, from where he died on 8 Nov 1980 and was later buried in Farnham, Dorset, on 14 Nov 1980.