1920 - Yes
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Name |
Harold James Pringle [1, 2, 3] |
Birth |
05 Apr 1920 |
Ilford
[2, 3] |
- Harold James Pringle: parents Harold Pringle and Annie Hyslop, marr reg Romford 4Q1913 [BMD index]
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Education |
abt 1931 - 1938 |
Raine's Foundation School, Stepney
[2] |
Degree/Qualif. |
C Eng [2] |
Occupation |
1936 - 1949 |
Royal Air Force [2] |
Marriage |
1943 |
Umtali, Southern Rhodesia
[4] |
Florence Rose Tatham, b. 1920, Southern Rhodesia? , d. Yes |
Occupation |
aft 1949 |
Group Captain, Rhodesian Air Force [1, 2] |
- Senior Technical Staff Officer
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Decoration |
OBE [1, 2] |
Death |
Yes |
[5] |
Notes |
- Risk of confusion between Harold James Pringle (b Ilford 05 Apr 1920) and Herbert John Pringle (b Lyme Regis 10 Sep 1908; d Oxfordshire Nov 2001).
Both served in Air Force; both went to Rhodesia. Not known if either had any connection with Dudley Hay Pringle (1913-1971).
Our man is Harold James.
- Harold James Pringle: born Ilford 05 April 1920; educ Raines Foundation School London; son of Harold Pringle (dec'd by 1966); marr 13 Feb 1943 Florence Rose Tatham, dau of Heathcote Tatham; O.B.E., C.Eng., A.F.C.Ae.S.; Group Captain Royal Rhodesian Air Force (Senior Technical Staff Officer) Royal Air Force 1936-49; 1 son, 2 daughters. Rec: Gardening [Who's Who in Southern Africa 1966]
- Herbert John Pringle: RAF career: Cadet College, Cranwell; P/O 28 Jul 1928 [26064]; F/O 28 Jan 1930; F/Lt 01 Apr 1934; Sq.Ldr 01 Dec 1937; W/Cdr (T) 01 Sep 1940; Gp.Capt (T) 01 Sep 1942; Gp.Capt 01 Jul 1947; Retd 28 Sep 1957. Postings: RAF - General Duties Branch 28 Jul 1928 (First commission); Nš 3 (F) Squadron, Kenley, 21 Nov 1934; Chief Flying Instructor, RAF Upavon 15 Dec 1936 (1937-1940); RAF Acklington, date unknown. Decorations: Air Force Cross (AFC) 08 Jun 1939; MBE, OBE (dates unknown); Independence Commemorative Decoration (ICD)1970. Note: Independence Commemorative Decoration (ICD) - Rhodesian civil decoration awarded to persons who had rendered valuable service to Rhodesia, instituted in 1970 by Presidential Warrant. [RAF unit histories website accessed Thu 03-Dec-2009; also Flight magazine]
Herbert John Pringle: resid Ware Lane, Lyme Regis, age 2 (twin), b Lyme Regis, son of James Pringle, Baptist Minister, age 59 b Selkirk, Kirkhope, & his wife Helena, age 46 b Oxford, married 9 yrs [1911 census]
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Person ID |
I2048 |
Tatham | Heathcote branch | Spouse |
Last Modified |
06 Jan 2013 |
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Sources |
- [S10] Tatham Family in South Africa.
H J Pringle MBE OBE Group Capt Rhodesian Air Force
- [S18] Who's Who / Who was Who, Who's Who in Southern Africa, 1966.
Harold James Pringle born Ilford 05 April 1920
- [S02] BMD Index, birth reg Romford, 2Q1920.
Harold J Pringle mmn Hyslop
- [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Umtali, 1943.
Army marriages
- [S63] Gill Tatham.
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