Alec Edward Pringle
Service number
37299
Military unit
115 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
22 Jul 1912
Date of death
16 May 1940 (27 years old)
Place of birth
Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Employment, education or hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military history
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Family history
He was the son of Alexander and Ethel Pringle. In 1921, Alec was living with his parents at Tarrant Gunville, Dorset where they were both elementary school teachers. In 1939, Alexander and Ethel Pringle were living at 139, High View,Wagstaff Lane, Jacksdale. Alec Pringle was recorded in London. Alec Pringle and Barbara J Osman had been married at Southampton in 1938.
Military history
BERNAY (STE. CROIX) COMMUNAL CEMETERY Row 2. Grave 8.
Corporal R F Fallows, Sergeant T R Kirkham, Corporal R C J Pilgrim, Acting Flight Lieutenant A E Pringle and Flying Officer H P Evans: report of deaths; Wellington P9229 crashed due to bad weather conditions at Plainville, France. (rafcommands.com)
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
Alec Edward Pringle's headstone in Bernay (St Croix) Communal Cemetery, France
Photo: Courtesy of Andrew Fetherston via CWGC
Alec Edward Pringle
Photo: Courtesy of rafcommands.com