PRING; Law Enforcement - Police - Bow Street Runners - Constables - Watchmen
PRING; Firemen - Fire Brigade - Auxiliary Fire Service - Air Raid Precautions - Rescue Service
Updated; August 2025
PRING; Police - Bow Street Runners - Constables - Watchment
‘The Met’.
The earliest modern Police Force in England was the Metropolitan Police of London, established in 1829 by Sir Robert Peel. ‘The Met’ as it became known, was established in the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829. ‘The Met’ is also known as 'Scotland Yard'(self titled ). The first Officers were known as ‘bobbies’ or ‘peelers, terms that have carried on to this day.
‘Watchmen & Constables’.
Prior to establishing a statutory police force policing as such, was commenced by local Watchmen, guarding City areas at night. Constables of the local Parish Authorities, providing Law Enforcement and arresting individuals suspected of wrong doing. At the end of the 19th Century these local initiatives, of what were poorly paid Watchmen and Constables, were inadequate as sprawling Industrial areas in cities and towns developed.
Amongst the earliest of Britain’s Police Force were High Constables in the City of Edinburgh in 1611 and the Glasgow City Police Force which was established by an Act of Parliament in the year 1800.
‘Bow Street Runners’.
Another early example of Policing was in London with a group of law enforcement Officers, known as the Bow Street Runners. They were established by Magistrate Henry Fielding in 1749, and were effective in investigating Crime and arresting suspects. There were initially 6 Bow Street Ruinners, the force was extended and by 1800 there were 68. The Bow Street Runners were provided with Handcuffs, a Stick and a Pistol.
‘ Bow Street Mounted Horse’.
The Bow Street Mounted Horse Patrol were established in 1758 by John Fielding, Henry Fielding’s half brother. They were able in patrolling country roads around London interdicting with Highwaymen. The Horse Patrol Officers became nicknamed ‘Robin Redbreasts’ as they wore Scarlet Waistcoats under their Greatcoats.
Alfred John PRING (b. 1866 Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire) Guardsman, Grenadier Guards, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1886), Police Constable, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1901), - Wife; Kate PRING (nee; SCOTT) (b. 29 Jan 1871 Boldre, Hampshire) - Father; James PRING (b. 2 Jun 1833 Bristol, Gloucestershire), Labourer, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1851) & (1871), Laundry Blue Maker, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1881), Caretaker of Park, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1891), Porter, Commercial Hotel, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1901) – Sons (1); Reginald Vivian PRING (b. 29 Aug 1894 Bristol, Gloucestershire), Solicitors Clerk Lymington, Hampshire (1911), Solicitors Clerk, Mortlake, Surrey (1921), Son (2); Alfred John PRING (b. 1896 Barton Regis, Gloucestershire), Grocers Assistant, Lymington, Hampshire (1921), Electricity Supply Clerk, Bournemouth, Hampshire (1939 Register), Son (3): James Vincent PRING (b.1900 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Motor Mechanic, Lymington, Hampshire (1921). Son (4); William Edward PRING (b. 12 Jul 1903 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Auctioneers Clerk, Lymington, Hampshire (1921), Valuer & Estate Agent, Southampton, Hampshire (1939 Register). See also; British Army, Alfred John PRING (b. 1866 Clifton, Gloucestershire ) Guardsman & Sergeant, Grenadier Guards Service No; 377 – Attestation; 4th Aug 1886, London.
Benjamin PRING (b. 1885. Lee, Kent), Gardener, Lewisham, Kent (1901), Police Constable, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911) – Wife; Hilda Clara PRING (nee; GALE) (b. 1883 Newport, Monmouthshire) – Father; Benjamin PRING (b. 26 Jul 1844 Lewisham, London) Carter, Lee, London, Kent (1871) & (1881), General Labourer, Lee, London, Kent (1891), Roadman & Park Keeper, Lewisham, London, Kent (1901) & (1911).
Benjamin Thomas PRING (b. 2 May 1907 Sydenham, Kent), Watchman, Lewisham, London (1939) 153 Brockley Rise, Honor Oak Park, Lewisham, London Wife; Daisy Violet PRING (nee; ELIAS) (CARROLL) (b. 30 Dec 1906 Southwark, London) – Father; George Sampson PRING (b. 1867 Lewisham, London), Labourer, Lee, London, Kent (1891), Carman, Lee, Lewisham, London, Kent (1901) & (1911), Dairy Farm Labourer, Lee, Lewisham, Kent (1921) – Grandfather; Benjamin PRING (b. 26 Jul 1844 Lewisham, London) Carter, Lee, London, Kent (1871) & (1881), General Labourer, Lee, London, Kent (1891), Roadman & Park Keeper, Lewisham, London, Kent (1901) & (1911).
Briton Thomas Frank PRING (b. 3 Feb 1875) - Watchman & River Lighterman, West Ham, London (1901), Lighterman, West Ham, Essex (1911), Lighterman & Bargeman, West Ham, Esses (1921) – Wife; Jessie PRING (nee; FITTOCK) (b. 1874 Poplar. London) Father; Edwin Thomas PRING (b. 1844 Wandsworth, London), Lighterman, Southwark, London (1871), Lighterman. West Ham , Essex (1881), (1891) & (1901), Waterman, West Ham, Essex 1911).
Frederick (FRED) PRING (b. 23 Dec 1884 Ilminster, Somerset) Farm Labourer, Broadway, Somerset (1901), Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMLI), Plymouth, Devon (1911), Special Constable & Police Reserve Plymouth, Devon, (1939) - Wife; Louisa Beatrice PRING (nee; BROAD) (b. 1882 Plymouth, Devon) – Father; George PRING (b. 1861 Broadway, Somerset Agriculture Labourer, Broadway, Somerset (1881) Agriculture Labourer, Ilminster, Somerset (1891), (1901) & (1911) – See also; Royal Navy & Royal Marines, Frederick (FRED) PRING (b. 23 Dec 1884 Ilminster, Somerset) Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMLI), Service No. 11999 , Private PRING, served on the following Royal Navy Ships, (see RN Listing for Ship details).
George Edmund PRING (b. 24 Dec 1904 Bradford, Somerset) Police Constable, Wells, Somerset. (1939) – Wife; Susannah Short PRING (nee; WARREN) (b. 27 Feb 1902 Instow, Devon) – Father; Henry John PRING (bap, 6 Apr 1870 West Monkton, Somerset) Driver Traction Engines, Taunton, Somerset (1901) & (1911) Threshing Machine Owner, Taunton, Somerset (1921), Gardener, Taunton, Somerset (1939) – Grandfather; Henry PRING (bap.11 Jun 1832 Bradford on Tone, Somerset), Farmer, Sidbrook Farm, 160 acres West Monkton, Somerset (1871), Farmer, Legs Farm, Wellington, Somerset (1881), Retired Farmer, West Buckland, Somerset (1891).
George Herbert PRING (b. 24 Dec 1880 Lee, Kent) Private, Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Mars, Gibraltar, (1901), Police Constable, New Deptford, London, Kent, (1911), Constable, Special Branch, Bermondsey, London, (1939) –– Wife; Emily Amelia PRING (nee; SLATCHER) (b. 1883 Lewisham, London) – Father; George James PRING (b. 1847 London, Middlesex) Dairyman, Lewisham, London (1891) – Son: George William James PRING (b. 26 Jan 1913 Greenwich, London) Road Estimator, Greenwich, London (1939). – See also; Royal Navy & Royal Marines, George Herbert PRING (b. 24 Dec 1880, Lee, Kent) Gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, Service No; 8230, HMS Mars, Majestic Class, Battleship, Royal Navy Ships Abroad, Gibraltar (1901) for full listing see; Royal Navy & Royal Marines.
George Richard W PRING (b. 14 Jun 1914 Sheffield, Yorkshire) Police Constable, Burnley, Lancashire (1939) – Guardsman, Coldstream Guards – Service No. 2655576 (1932) - Wife; Johanna Mary PRING (nee; CLEARY) (b. 6 Mar 1914 – d. 2005 Solihull, Warwickshire) – Father; Richard PRING (b. 1865 Sheffield, Yorkshire), Gardener, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1891) & (1901), Railway Wagon Repairer, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1911) – See also; British Amry, George Richard W PRING (b. 14 Jun 1914 Sheffield, Yorkshire) Guardsman, Coldstream Guards – Service No. 2655576.
Harold William C PRING (b. 18 Dec 1916 Taunton, Somerset) Police Constable, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, (1939) - Wife ; Joan F lora PRING (nee; PEARCE) (b. 22 Dec 1921, Bristol, Gloucestershire) Office Clerk (1939). Greenwich, London – Father; William John PRING (b. 1 Nov 1881 Taunton, Somerset), Shirt Cutter, Taunton, Somerset (1901) & (1911), Foreman, Shirt Cutter, Taunton, Somerset (1939).
James PRING (b. 1811abt Bishops Lydeard, Somerset) Police Constable, Westminster, London (1841), (1851) & (1861) – Wife; Ann PRING (nee; WESCOTT, nee; COMER) (b. 25 Apr. 1811 Combe Florey, Somerset) – See also; PRING, Bakers, Butchers Confectioners, etc, etc. - James PRING (b. 1812 Bishops Lydeard, Somerset) Widower, Retired Baker, Kingston St. Mary, Taunton (1871 Census) & Retired Baker, Sampford Brett, Williton, Somerset (1881 Census) – Father; James PRING (b. 1776 Fulford, Somerset).
James Thomas W PRING (b. 1854 Cullompton, Devon), Bricklayer, Hackney, London (1881), (1891), (1901) & (1911), Watchman, Hackney, London (1921) – Wife: Frances ARMITAGE (b. 1851 Northampton, Northamptonshire) – Father; Thomas Tailor PRING (bap. 25 Oct 1823 Kentisbeare, Devon), Railway Manager, Bedminster, Somerset (1871), Carter Haulier, Bedminster, Somerset (1881), Grocers Carter, Bedminster, Somerset (1891), Great Western Railway (GWR) Carter, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1901).
John Haywood PRING (bap. 2 Jan 1844 Sheffield, Yorkshire), Gardener, Derbyshire (1871), Police Constable, Brightside Bierlow, Yorkshire (1881), (1891) & (1901) Police Pensioner, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1911) – Wife (1st); Eliza PRING (nee; BEDDOW) (bap. 2 Jul 1848 Whitchurch, Shropshire) – Wife (2nd); Isabella PRING (nee; WISE) (bap. 13 Feb 1842 Bolton, Cumberland) - Wife (3rd): Elizabeth PRING (nee; ATKIN) (b. 1853abt. Manchester, Lancashire) – Father; John PRIGG/PRING (bap. 30 Dec 1818 Great Cornard, Suffolk), Coachman, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1851), (1861) & (1871), School Usher, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1881) & Caretaker, Shefield, Yorkshire (1891).
John Henry PRING (b. 13 Aug 1896 Newport, Monmouthshire) Works Police Officer, Swansea, Glamorganshire (1939) – Wife; Mary Ellen PRING (nee; WALLACE) (b. 16 May 1897 Swansea, Glamorganshire) - Adopted Father, William EVANS (b. 1853abt. Cheriton, Pembrokeshire) Swansea Glamorganshire (1911) - See also; British Army, John Henry PRING (b. 1896 Newport, Monmouthshire) Army Private, 14th (Swansea) Battalion, Welsh Regiment – Attestation; 28 Sep 1914 Service, Bath, Somerset Age 19yrs. Service No; 17090.
John Roberts PRING (bap. 31 Mar 1850 Tiverton, Devon), Carpenter, Uffculme, Devon (1871), Police Constable, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1881), (1891), (1901) & (1911,– Wife Elizabeth PRING (nee; POWELL) (b. 1850 Stone, Gloucestershire) – Father; John PRING (b.1 Jul 1821 Uffculme,. Devon) Carpenter, Uffculme & Tiverton, Devon (1841) to (1861).
Philip Edwin Toby PRING (1843 Camden Town, Middlesex), Bakers Manager, City of London (1871) Foreman Baker, Islington, London 1891), Gutta Perch, Factory Hand, Islington, Middlesex (1901), Watchman, Lambeth, London (1911) - Wife; Elizabeth Frances PRING (nee; BATE) (b. 1843 Camberwell. London) – Father; James PRING (b. 1801 Somerset) Journeyman Carpenter, Westminster. London (1841), Carpenter, St Pancras, Middlesex (1851),
Reginald Hedley PRING (b. 21 Apr 1904 Dulverton, Somerset) General Farm Work, Kilmersdon, Somerset (1921), Police Constable, Bathampton, Somerset (1939) – Wife;
Ada Mary PRING (nee; TRICKEY) (b. 27 Jun 1905 Taunton, Somerset) – Father; William Edwin PRING (b. 4 Mar 1881 Wellington, Somerset) Police Constable, Crewkerne, Somerset (1901), Police Constable, Mudford, near Yeovil, Somerset (1911), Sergeant, Kilmersdon, Somerset (1921), Sergeant, 1st Police Reserve, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset (1939).
Robert PRING (b. 30 Sep 1896 New Jersey, USA) Butchers Assistant, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1911), Baker, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1921), Butcher & Police Special Constable, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1939) - Wife; Edna Mary PRING (nee; DAVIES) (b. 1 Aug 1903 Pontypridd, Glamorganshire) - Father; Robert PRING (b. 1860 Bampton, Devon), Carpenter, Wellington, Somerset (1871), Carpenter, Chipstable, Somerset (1881), Builder, Kings Norton, Staffordshire (1901).
Ronald Arthur PRING (b. 22 Oct 1913 Plymouth, Devon) Police Constable, Liverpool, Lancashire (1939) – Police Sergeant., Montreal, Quebce, Canada (1954) - Wife; Lillian Daisy PRING (nee; WHALLEY) (b. 29 Jun 1915 West Derby, Lancashire) - Father; Sidney James PRING (b.1883 Talaton, Devon) Police Constable, Plymouth & Plymstock, Devon (1911) & (1939). Ronald Arthur PRING, Wife, Lilian Daisy PRING and Daughter, emigrated to Montreal, Canada, 4th June 1954, Ship, Empress of France, Canadian Pacific Line.
Sidney PRING (b. 29 May 1890 Wellington, Somerset), Police Constable, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1911), Police Sergeant, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1921), Police Inspector, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1939) – Wife 1st; Elizabeth Harriett PRING (nee; YOUNG) (b. 3 Jun 1890 Csardiff, Glamorganshire) – Wife 2nd ; Agnes Mary PRING (nee; SHAW) - Father; Henry PRING (b. 1857 Wellington, Somerset) Farm Labourer, Wellington, Somerset (1881) & (1891), Labourer, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1901) & (1911).
Sidney James PRING (b. 5 Sep 1882 Talaton, Devon) Platelayer, London & South Western Railway (LSWR) Okehampton, Devon (1901), Police Constable, Plymouth, Devon (1911) & (1921), Policeman Rtd., Plymstock, Devon (1939) - Wife; Eliza Grace PRING (nee; nee; CARROLL, nee; MADDOCK) (b. 24 Jun 1870 Plympton, Devon) – Father; William PRING (bap. 17 Oct 1841 Broadclyst, Devon) Labourer, St Thomas, Devon (1961), Platelayer Honiton, Devon) (1871), Railway Labourer, Honiton, Devon (1881), Railway Ganger, Honiton, Devon (1891), Railway Platelayer, Talaton, Devon (1901), Railway Pensioner, WIDOWER, Talton, Devon (1911) - Son; Ronald Arthur PRING (b. 22 Oct 1913 Plymouth, Devon) Police Constable, Liverpool, Lancashire (1939).
William PRING (b. 1843 Armadale, Sutherland, Scotland) Police Constable, Forfarshire, Angus, Scotland (1871) – Wife; Jane G PRING (nee; McKAY/ MACKAY) (b. 1848 Caithness),
William Edwin PRING (b. 4 Mar 1881 Wellington, Somerset) Police Constable, Crewkerne, Somerset (1901), Police Constable, Mudford, near Yeovil, Somerset (1911), Sergeant, Kilmerston, Somerset (1921), Sergeant, 1st Police Reserve, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset (1939) – Wife; Florence PRING (nee; HOOPER) (b. 13 Jun 1879 Crewkerne, Somerset)
Father; Henry PRING (bap.11 Jun 1832 Bradford on Tone, Somerset) Farmer, Sidbrook Farm, 160 acres West Monkton, Somerset (1871), Farmer, Legs Farm, Wellington, Somerset (1881), Farmer, Rtd., Sawyers Hill, West Buckland, Somerset (1891), Farmer Rtd., Barr, Bishops Hull, Taunton, Somerset (1901) & (1911), Farmer Rtd., The Floss Bar, Bishops Hull, Somerset (1921).
William Henry PRING (b. 1 Mar 1871 Marylebone, Middlesex) Police Constable, Mile End Old Town, London (1891) & Police Sergeant, Plumstead,, London (1901) & Police Inspector, Plumstead. London Kent (1911) Police Officer Rtd., Lewisham, London (1939) – Wife Florence PRING (nee; NIGHT) (b. 30 Jun 1870 Bath, Somerset) – Father; William PRING (b. 1841 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) Wheelwright, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (1881) & Wheelwright, Fulham, London (1891).
PRING; Firemen - Fire Brigade - Auxiliary Fire Service - Air Raid Precautions - Rescue Service
Fire Brigade, United Kingdom.
The Fire Brigade of the United Kingdom covers Fireman & Fire Officers in Fire and Rescue Services. There are several specialised Fire Services; Airport Fire Service, Defence Fire & Rescue Service, Royal Properties Fire Service, Civil Nuclear Fire Service (Nuclear Power Stations) Ports Fire Service (some Ports have their own On-Site Fire Service).
The earliest Fire Service was established in 1824 by James Braidwood in Edinburgh after the Great Fire of Edinburgh. Jame Braidwood later became Superintendent of the London Fire Service in 1833. The 1938 Fire Brigades Act, directed Councils of all the County Boroughs & Districts to provide a Fire Service for their County or District.
Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS).
The Auxiliary Fire Service was formed in 1938 as part of Civil Defence as tensions in Europe escalated. The AFS Fire Fighters were part time volunteers. Many thousands of volunteers
from all sorts of occupations once trained, provided an invaluable service as WW2 loomed.
As Great Britain’s cities were Blitzed by aerial attacks the AFS Fire Fighters went into action
facing devastating Fires & Bomb Damage, and Rescue Emergencies.
Alfred Wilson PRING (b. 2 Oct 1896 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Telephone Cable Layers Labourer, Fireman, Auxiliary Fire Service, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (1939) - Wife; Elizabeth L PRING (nee. SMITH) (b. 2 Mar 1893) – Father; Wilson PRING (b. 22 May 1869 Cardiff, Glamorganshire), Coal Miner, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire (1891), Coal Hewer, Treforest, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1911) & (1921), Colliery Labourer, Rtd. Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1939 Register).
Cecil Edgar PRING (b. 12 Apr 1900 Southwark, Surrey) Pattern Maker (woodwork), Taunton, Somerset (1921), Engineer Pattern Maker, Fireman, Auxiliary Fire Service Coventry, Warwickshire (1939) – Wife; Alice Whitehall PRING (nee; TURRALL) (b. 3 Apr 1908 Foleshill, Warwickshire) – Father; Alfred Ernest Albert PRING (b. 1869 Yeovil, Somerset) Printer Compositor, Southwark, London, Surrey (1901).
Dorothy/Dorothea Mary PRING (b. 1887 Cheddar, Somerset) Nurse
George Stanley PRING (b. 1 Jun 1913) Master Window Cleaner, Fireman, Auxiliary Fire Service, Liverpool, Lancashire (1939) – Wife; Dorothy PRING (nee; RIVERS) (b. 1921Toxteth Park, Lancashire) – Father; Edward PRING (b. 24 Sep 1880 Bath, Somerset), Window Cleaner, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire (1911), Shop Keeper, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire (1921), Master Window Cleaner, Liverpool, Lancashire (1939 Register).
George Thomas PRING (b. 21 Feb 1905 Greenwich, London), General Labourer, Fireman, (No. B13430) Auxiliary Fire Service, Lewisham, London, (1939) - Wife; Elsie May PRING (nee; FORD) (b. 20 Jul 1908 Poplar, London) – Father; George PRING (b. 8 Oct 1875 Greenwich, London), General Labourer, Greenwich. London (1911) & (1921), General Labourer, Lewisham, London, (1939 Register). Note; George Thomas PRING (21 Feb 1905) was serving in the Merchant Marine during WW2, He was a Fireman aboard the SS Stockport (1,683 tons) when she was torpedoed by U-Boat 604 in the North Atlantic on 23rd Feb 1942. The SS Stockport sank within minutes, there were no survivors. The SS Stockport had been converted to a Convoy Rescue ship, and the Crew were known for their bravery in leaving the protection of the Convoys to rescue many survivors from torpedoed Ships. SS Stockport was rescue ship for 16 Convoys in the Atlantic her Crew had rescued 413 torpedoed survivors.
Gerald D PRING (b. 16 Mar 1888 Brentford, Middlesex – d. 1970 St Marylebone, London) Stage & Film Actor Manager, Auxiliary Fire Service, Shepards Bush, Hammersmith, London (1939) - Father; Arthur Norris PRING (b. 1860 Newcastle, Northamptonshire) Ship Brokers Clerk, Greenwich, London (1891), Tea Merchant, Tonbridge Wells, Kent (1901), Tea Merchant, Lewisham, London (1911).
Harry Charles PRING (b. 1868 Kew, Surrey), Telephone Fixer, Hampton, Middlesex (1911), Fire Station Officer, Fire Brigade, Woking, Surrey (1921) – Wife (1st) Ida Florence PRING (nee; GRANT) (b. 11 Sep 1882 Stratford, Essex), Wife (2nd); Mabel Ada PRING (nee; HEATHER) (b. 7 Oct 1895 West Ham, Essex) – Father; John PRING (bap. 24 May 1839 Hammersmith, Middlesex), Carpenter Journeyman, Kew, Surrey (1861), Carpenter, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey (1871) & (1881).
Herbert Stanley PRING (b. 5 Jun 1906) Fireman Officer & Deputy, Clerk (RDC) Rural District Council, New Forest, Hampshire (1939) – Wife Hilda May/Mary PRING (nee; BLOODWORTH) (b. 4 Jun 1905 Taunton, Somerset) – Father; George Edward PRING (bap. 21 Feb 1876 Taunton, Somerset), Stoker, Saw Mill, Taunton, Somerset (1891), Laundry Engine Driver, Taunton, Somerset (1901), (1911) & (1921 Census) – See also; British Army, George Edward PRING (b. 1874 Taunton, Somerset) - Army Private, Army Service Corps – Service No; M2 151716 – deployed France; 16 Mar 1915 – transferred to; British Army Red Cross, Voluntary Auxiliary Detachment (VAD).
James PRING (b. 4 Mar 1914) Butcher, Fireman, Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) Lambeth, London (1939) – Wife; Dorothy Gace PRING (nee; SLADE) (b. 29 Aug 1916 Fulham, London) – Father; Samuel Percy PRING (b 29 Dec 1873 Chelsea, London), Foreman, Glass Blowing, Hammersmith., Middlesex (1901), Glass Blower, Electric Lamp Factory, Hammersmith, Middlesex (1911), Superintendent, Glass Blower, Hammersmith & Fulham, London (1921 Census) & (1939 Register).
James George PRING (b.1904/03 Lewisham, Kent) Army Trooper, James George PRING , Army Cavalry, Stoney Castle, Camp. Woking, Guildford, Surrey (1921), Fireman, Auxiliary Fire Service, Injured, Fire Fighting 20 Mar 1941, in Harland Road, Lee, Kent, died later the same day in Hospital. Civilian War Dead, Commonwealth War Graves Commission. – Wife; Dorothea Pring (nee; HILDER) (b. 1901abt. Portsea, Hampshire) – Father; George Sampson PRING (b. 1867 Lewisham, London) Labourer, Lee, London, Kent (1891, Carman, Lewisham, Kent (1901) & (1911), Dairy Farm Labourer, Burnt Ash, Dairy Farm, Lewisham, Kent (1921) - See also, British Army, James George PRING (b.1903 Lewisham, London) Army Trooper, Royal Horse Guards, ‘The Blues’ – Deployed; 19th Jun 1921 Census – Stoney Castle Camp (Pirbright) Woking, Surrey.
Leslie Gerald PRING (b. 15 Aug 1905 St. Thomas, Devon) Carpenter, Aylesbeare, Devon (1921), Agricultural Builder & Engineer - Fireman, Fire Brigade & Air Raid Precautions, St. Thomas, Devon (1939) - Wife; Irene Alida PRING (nee; BUCKLAND) (b. 17 Jun 1907 St. Thomas Devon) – Father; George PRING (bap. 22 Feb 1870 Tiverton, Devon) Agriculture Labourer, Farringdon, Devon (1891) & (1901), Agriculture Labourer, Aylesbeare, Devon (1911) & (1921).
Maxwell Wallace PRING (b. 2 Apr 1913), Fireman, Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) Dispenser of Pharmacy. Bromley. Kent (1939) – Wife; Thelma PRING (nee; PARMENTER) (b. 25 May 1913) – Father; William Wallace PRING (b. 1875 Reading, Berkshire),Chemist, Aston, Warwickshire (1891), Chemist, Kensington, London, Middlesex (1901), Chemist, Bromley, Kent (1921) & (1939 Register).
Owen PRING (b. 26 Jan 1916 Willesden, Middlesex) Acetylene Welder, Sheet Metal – Fireman, Fire Brigade, Willesden, Middlesex (1939) – Wife; Edith E PRING (nee; GREENER) (b. 15 Jul 1913 Willesden, Middlesex) – Father; William PRING (b. 11 May 1862 Twickenham, Middlesex) Shop Assistant, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey (1891), Jewelers Assistant, Richmond upon Thames , Surrey (1901), Canvasser, Willesden, Middlesex (1911), Service Clerk, Willesden, Middlesex (1921), Railway Pay Clerk, Willesden, Middlesex (1939 Register).
Percy Charles PRING (b. 13 Oct 1906 Honiton, Devon) Thatchers Assistant, Harpford, Devon (1921), Bricklayer, Plasterer, Fireman, Auxiliary Fire Service, Sidmouth, Devon (1939) - Wife; Lily Gladys PRING (nee; COLES) (b. 1 Jan 1904 Honiton, Devon) – Father; Charles Eli PRING (b. 17 Aug 1883 Harpford, Devon) Farm Servant, Venn Ottery, Devon (1901), Farm Labourer, Newton Poppleford, Devon (1911), Labourer, Harpford, Devon (1921), General Labourer, Sidmouth, St. Thomas, Devon (1939 Register).
Roland Morris PRING (b. 12 Nov 1908 Lincoln, Lincolnshire) Machine Shop Inspector Engineer, Fireman, Auxiliary Fire Service, Rugby, Warwickshire (1939) – Wife; Marjory Winifred PRING (nee; BLAYLOCK) (b. 26 Dec 1914 West Derby, Lancashire) – Father; John PRING (b. 3 Feb 1874 Bath, Somerset), Apprentice Engineer, Toxteth Park, Lancashire (1891), Steam Engine Maker, Turner, Barrow in Furnace, Lancashire (1901), Manager Engineer Works, Lincoln, Lincolnshire (1911), Mechanical Engineer, Works Director, Lincoln, Lincolnshire (1921), Hydraulic Engineer, Brighouse, Yorkshire (1939 Register).
Thomas Herman PRING (b. 29 Aug 1903) Exeter, Devon) Brewer Managing Director, Fireman Auxiliary Fire Service, Exeter, Devon (1939) – Wife; Gwendoline PRING (nee; NEALE) (b. 18 Apr 1910, Reigate, Surrey) – Father; Thomas Carter PRING (bap. 13 Sep 1862, Taunton, Somerset), Brewer & Maltster, Exter, Devon (1911), Director, Brewery Company, Exeter, Devon (1939).
William Joseph PRING (b. 31 Aug 1891 Greenwich, London) Mail Sorter, General Post Office – Fireman, South East, Parcels Office, Deptford. London (1939) – Wife; Ethel May PRING (nee; GAUNTLEY) (bap. 9 Dec 1890 St George, Hanover Square, London) – See also; British Army - William Joseph PRING (b. 1891 Greenwich, London) Army Corporal. 7th Reserve Brigade, Royal Field Artillery – Enlisted; 14 Feb 1912 Age 20yrs. – Service No’s; 565 & 940039.
PRING: Air Raid Precautions (ARP) & Women’s Voluntary Services (WVS).
Air Raid Precautions
The Air Raid Precautions and Rescue Service was established by September 1939 to ensure ‘blackouts’ (heavy curtains & shutters) were fitted on all Residences & Commercial Premises.
ARP Wardens were tasked with controlling Air Raid Sirens, direction to Shelters, Reporting and dealing with Bombing Incidents.
Women's Volunteer Service
The Women’s Voluntary Services was established in 1938 for the Air Raid Precautions movement for women to assist the Civilian Population during and after Air Raids. By 1943 the WVS had over 1 million volunteers involved in many aspects of wartime life.
Alfred Slee PRING (b. 21 Mar 1892 Bideford, Devon) House Painter, Heavitree, Devon (1911), Railway Clerk, (LSWR) Railway, Broad Clyst, Devon (1921), Ganger I/C Material Depot, Railway Engineering Maintenance & Repair Staff – Air Raid Warden, Clyst Honiton, Devon (1939 – Wife; Dorothea Louisa PRING (nee; READ) (b. 28 Mar 1890 Clyst Honiton, Devon) – Father; John PRING (bap. 27 May 1866 Talaton, Devon) Railway Labourer, Bideford, Devon (1891 Census), Railway Platelayer, Heavitree, Devon (1901), Railway Foreman, Heavitree, Devon (1911) - Daughter; Augusta Ebdon PRING (b. 11 Feb 1922 St Thomas, Devon) Railway Clerk, Honiton, Devon (1939). – See also; British Army, Alfred Slee PRING (bap. 11 May 1892 Bideford, Devon) – Army Private, Devonshire Regiment, Service No’s; 4176 & 202044.
Alice Maude Adelaide PRING (nee; HORLICK) (b. 4 Apr 1880 Ruarden, Gloucestershire) Private Means, Air Raid Precautions, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (1939) – Husband; Henry William Burgoyne PRING (b. 1874 Newport, Monmouthshire) Merchants Clerk, Kensington, London (1891) Colliery Agent, Fulham, London (1901), Colliery Agent, Brentford, London (1911) & (1921) - Father-in-Law; Henry Burgoyne PRING (b. 1846, Totnes, Devon) Manager, Colliery Mine, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1891), Manager, Retired, Kensington, London (1891).
Barbara Winifred PRING (b. 14 Mar 1920 Kingston, Surrey) Secretary – Air Raid Precautions, Telephonist, Rochester. Kent (1939) – Husband; Nicholas, John Crawford POLLOCK (b. 5 Jan 1918 Samford, Suffolk), Aero Constriction Engineer (1939) - Father; John Arthur PRING (bap. 22 Dec 1883 Canterbury, Kent) Railway Clerk, West Ham, London, 1901), Sergeant, Empress of India’s Lancers, Abbassia, Barracks, Cairo. Egypt Overseas Military (1911 Census), Lieutenant, Imperial Cadet Corps Lines. Mechanical;, Transport Training School, Dehra Dun, United Provinces, India (1921) – See also; Royal Air Force, John Arthur PRING (b. 22 Dec 1883 Edinburgh, Midlothian) Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR), Commissioned; 1st September 1939. See also; British Army, William Benjamin PRING (b.1852 Weston Super Mare, Somerset) Army Sergeant Major 1st. Dragoon Guards, Service No; 1260.
Catherine PRING (nee; LEWIS) (b. 2 Aug 1902 Newport, Monmouthshire) Air Raid Precautions, Newport, Monmouthshire (1939) - Husband; Cornelius PRING (b. 25 Aug 1890 Newport, Monmouthshire), General Labourer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911), Fuel Worker, Newport, Monmouthshire (1921), General Labourer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1939 Register) – See also; British Army, Army Corporal – 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment – Service No; 36132 – Deployed; France, 6th May 1915 – Father-in-law; Edward PRING (b.1861 Newport, Monmouthshire), Tug Boat Fireman, Newport, Monmouthshire (1881), Coal Trimmer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1891)
Charles PRING (b. 2 Feb 1894 Chard, Somerset), Gardener, Ilminster, Somerset (1911), Postman, Pontypool, Monmouthshire (1921), Air Raid Warden, Pontypool, Monmouthshire (1939) – Wife; Gladys Jane PRING (b. 11 Nov 1894 Flemingston, Monmouthshire) - Father; James PRING (b. 1873 Chard, Somerset) Labourer, Broadway, Somerset (1891), Teazle Worker, Broadway, Somerset (1901, Gardener, Ilminster, Somerset (1911), (1921 Census) & (1939 Register) – See also; British Army, Charles PRING (b. 1894 Chard, Somerset) Army Private, Somerset Light Infantry, Prince Albert’s - Attested; 18th Oct 1912 Taunton, Somerset, Age 18yrs. – Service No; 9488 & 5664209.
Charles Henry PRING (b. 3 Feb 1904 Islington, Middlesex) Chief Export Clerk, Sales Ammunition , Air Raid Warden, Birmingham, Warwickshire (1939) – Wife; Kathleen Emma PRING (nee; ADAMS) (b. 5 Jan 1906 Edmonton, Middlesex) – Father; Henry George PRING (b. 1878 Islington, Middlesex), Window Ticket Writer, Hornsey, Middlesex (1911) & (1921).
Christopher James PRING (b. 4 Jun 1886 Dulverton, Somerset) Statistical Clerk, Bath, Somerset (1911), Chief Clerk Public Health, Air Raid Warden, Bath, Somerset (1939) - Wife; Eleanor Mabel PRING (nee; BULLOCK) (b. 2 Jan 1885 Bath, Somerset) – Father; Walter PRING (bap. 20 Jul 1856 Broadway, Somerset), Agriculture Labourer, Buckland St. Mary, Somerset (1871), Carpenter, Buckland St. Mary, Somerset (1881).
Cicley Ivy PRING (b. 22 May 1908 Newport, Monmouthshire) Dentist Receptionist – Air Raid Warden, Newport, Monmouthshire (1939) – Husband; James Joseph KENNETT (b. 23 Apr 1911, Portsmouth, Hampshire) – Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist, Lieutenant SD. - Royal Navy, Service No; JX 12782, Enlisted; 26 Aug 1926, Discharged; 23 May 1965 - Medals; DSM, Distinguished Service Medal (London Gazette, 1st Jan 1944), BEM, British Empire Medal (London Gazette 1st June 1951, 39243), 1939-1945 Star, 1939-1945 Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal- Reference; ADM 363/532/41 (UK National Archives) – Father; Benjamin PRING (b. 1885 Lee, Kent) Gardener, Lewisham, Kent (1901), Police Constable, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911).
Clifford Stacy PRING (b. 7 Aug 1917 Croydon, Surrey) Journalist, District Reporter, Air Raid Warden (Shelter Party), Coulsdon & Purley, Surrey (1939) – Wife; Bettina J PRING (nee; BURBIDGE) (b. 1932 Brighton, Sussex) – Father; Norman Bishop PRING (b. 1875 Richmond. Surrey) Bank Clerk, Richmond, Surrey (1891) & (1901), Bank Manager, London Midland Bank, Hove, Sussex (1921), Bank Branch Manager, Coulsdon & Purley, Surrey (1939 Register).
Cyril Edward PRING (b. 24 Jul 1910 Cardiff, Glamorganshire) Insurance Representative, Air Raid Warden, Ruslip, Middlesex (1939) - Wife; Bessie PRING (nee; SELDON) (b. 16 May 1909) – Father; Thomas PRING (bap. 13 Feb 1885, Roath, Glamorganshire), Railway Wagon Carpenter, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1911), Railway Wagon Repairer, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1921), Railway Wagon Inspector, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1939 Register).
Doris Mary PRING (b. 19 Oct 1907) Kindergarten Teacher, Air Raid Warden, Ambulance Service, Croydon, Surrey (1939) – Father; Colin Spencer PRING (b. 1871 Richmond, Surrey) Bankers Clerk, Richmond, Surrey (1891), Insurance Clerk, Croydon, Surry, (1901), Cashier & Accountant, Croydon, Surrey (1921) – Mother; Frances Annie PRING (nee; GAMBLE) (b. 1871 Brentford, Middlesex).
Doris Megan PRING (b. 25 Nov 1919 St. Vincent, Cape Verde) Bank Clerk – Air Raid Warden, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire (1939) – Husband; Douglas Charles H WOOD, (b. 25 Feb 1917 Buckingham, Buckinghamshire) Clerk, Weights & Assurance, Buckingham Council 1939) – Father; Arthur Benjamin PRING (b. 7 Dec 1895 Hounslow, Middlesex – d. 1979 Dacorum, Hertfordshire) – Brother; Arthur Maurice Owers PRING (b. 1 Nov 1921 Ealing, Middlesex) See also; Royal Air Force, Arthur Maurice Owers PRING (b. 1st Nov 1921 Ealing. Middlesex) Flight Sergeant & Flying Officer, Royal Air Force (RAF)- Service No’s; 1258998 & 143237 – Unit/Squadron; 176 Squadron, Bristol Beaufighter (Night Fighter) based at RAF Baigachi, near Calcutta, West Bengal, India (For fuller details see RAF).
Edmund Leonard PRING (b. 7 Jul 1892 Brentford, Middlesex) Electrical Tester Radio Interference, Air Raid Warden, Reading Berkshire (1939) – Wife; Edith PRING (nee; BOXSEY) (b. 4 Jul 1894, Bradfield, Berkshire) – Father; James Pearce PRING (b. 1863 Bridgwater, Somerset), Carpenter & Wheelwright, Moorlinch, Somerset (1881), Carpenter & Wheelwright, Wrington, Somerset (1891), Coach Wheelwright & Bodymaker, Reading St. Mary, Berkshire (1901), Coach Bodymaker, Reading, Berkshire (1911), Cycle & Accessories Dealer, Reading, Berkshire (1921) – See also; Royal Navy & Royal Marines, Edmund Leonard PRING (b. 7 Jul 1892 Brentford, Middlesex) Leading Signalman, Royal Navy (RN), Service No; J3729 - – Leading Signalman PRING served on the following RN Ships; HMS Impregnable: Training Ship, Devonport (12 Mar 1909 to 12 Dec 1909) Boy Seaman 2nd Class, HMS Ganges; Training Ship, Hulks, Shotley, Suffolk (13 Dec 1909 to 22 Apr 1910), for full listing see; Royal Navy).
Elizabeth Harriett PRING (nee; YOUNG) (b. 3 Jun 1890) Air Raid Precautions, Telephonist, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1939) - Husband; Sidney PRING (b. 29 May 1890 Wellington, Somerset), Police Constable, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1911), Police Sergeant, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1921), Police Inspector, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1939) – Father-in-law; Henry PRING (b. 1857 Wellington, Somerset) Farm Labourer, Wellington, Somerset (1881) & (1891), Labourer, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1901) & (1911).
Emily Elizabeth PRING (b. 9 Jul 1872 ) General Cleaner, Restaurant, Air Raid Warden, City of London (1939) – Father; John PRING (b.1848 Gittisham, Devon), Butcher, Hackney, London (1871), Dairyman, Hackney. London (1881) & (1891), Dairyman, West Ham, London (1901) – Mother; Elizabeth Ann PRING (nee; MANSFIELD, nee; FLAY) (b. 1846 Cullompton, Devon) Dairy Trade, Forest Gate, London (1911).
Ernest Cecil PRING (b. 18 Apr 1908 Chard, Somerset) Cowman, Air Raid Warden, Horton, Chard, Somerset (1939) – Wife; Alice Mary PRING (nee; SULLY) (b. 8 Jul 1911 Taunton, Somerset) –- Father; James PRING (b. 1873 Chard, Somerset) Labourer, Broadway, Somerset (1891), Teazle Worker, Broadway, Somerset (1901, Gardener, Ilminster, Somerset (1911), (1921 Census) & (1939 Register) – Brother, Leslie John PRING (b. 16 Dec 1913 Chard, Somerset), Grocers Assistant, Ilminster, Somerset (1939) – See also British Army, Leslie John PRING (b. 16 Dec 1913 Ilminster, Somerset) Army Private, 2nd Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) – Service No; 5679342 – POW, Captured 5th Aug 1944 Italy, POW No; 137186.
Ernest Pendrall PRING (b. 8 Mar 1898 Birmingham, Warwickshire) Engineer, Fitter & Erector, Bolton, Lancashire (1921), Chief Mechanical Engineer, Bolton, Lancashire, Air Raid Warden (1939) – Wife; Dora PRING (nee; YARNITZKY) (b. 2 Jan 1898 Salford, Lancashire) - Father; Ernest Alfred PRING (b. 1874 Faringdon, Berkshire) Barristers Clerk (1891) & Beer Retailor & Piano Tuner - Beach Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire (1901), Piano Forte Tuner, Bolton, Lancashire (1911) & (1939) – See also; Royal Navy & Royal Marines, Ernest Pendrell PRING (b. 8 Mar 1898, Birmingham, Warwickshire) Engine Room Artificer (ERA) PRING, Royal Navy, Service No; M29672 - Enlisted Hostilities (1914-1918), See; Royal Navy & Royal Marines for Ships served on.
Frank Ernest PRING (b. 26 May 1902 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Insurance Accountant, Air Raid Warden, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1939) – Wife; Phyllis May PRING (nee; BUDD) (b. 4 Aug 1910 Bristol, Gloucestershire) – Father; Fred Sidney PRING (b. 3 Sep 1867 Bedminster, Somerset), Assistant Stationer, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1901) & (1911), Book Binder, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1921), Retired, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1939 Register).
Frederick Herbert PRING (b. 16 Mar 1909 Watford, Hertfordshire) Carpenter & Joiner, Air Raid Precautions (ARP) Demolition Squad, & Rescue Service, Watford, Hertfordshire (1939) – Wife; Hilda PRING (nee; BRINKLOW) (b. 12 Aug 1912 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire) – Father; Henry Albert PRING (b. 2 Jan 1867 Wellington, Somerset) Beerhouse Keeper & Army Pensioner Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire (1911), French Polisher & Piano Manfacturer, Watford, Hertfordshire (1921), French Polisher Rtd. Watford, Hertfordshire (1939) – See Also British Army, Henry Albert PRING (b. 2 Jan 1867 West Buckland, Somerset) Army Staff Sergeant , Army Service Corps – Service No’s; S/7080 & S3SR/04027 - Attestation; 29 Jul 1886, For fuller details, Medals & Deployments etc., see British Army.
Frederick Joseph PRING (b. 3 Dec 1902 Windsor, Berkshire), Driver, Royal Horse Artillery, Newbridge Barracks, County Kildare, Ireland (1921), Chief Assistant University Laboratory Geography Department, Air Raid Warden, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (1939) - Wife; Elizabeth PRING (nee; HARWOOD) (b. 30 Mar 1904) – Father; Joseph PRING (b. 1864 Gosport, Hampshire) Groom, Alverstoke, Hampshire (1881) Groom, Clewer Green Berkshire (1911) & (1921) – See also; British Army, Frederick Joseph PRING (b. 3 Dec 1902 Windsor, Berkshire) Army Driver, 4th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery.
Frederick William PRING (b. 18 May 1890 Barton Regis, Gloucestershire) National Registration Enumerator – Air Raid Warden, Long Aston, Somerset (1939) – Wife; Minnie Gertrude PRING (nee; SHORTMAN) (b. 25 Nov 1894, Keynsham, Somerset) - Father; Edwin Ford PRING ) b. 1859 Bristol, Gloucestershire), Baker, (1881), (1891) & (1901), Baker & Confectioner, Russell Town, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1911), Bread Baker, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1921) - See also; Royal Air Force, Frederick William PRING (b. 1890 Barton Regis, Gloucestershire) Clerk, Royal Flying Corps (RFC) Royal Air Force (RAF) – Service No; 105310.
Gladys PRING (nee; HILL) (26 Apr 1886 Aldershot, Hampshire) Air Raid Warden, Rochester, Kent (1939) – Husband; John Arthur PRING (bap. 22 Dec 1883 Canterbury, Kent) Railway Clerk, West Ham, London, 1901), Sergeant, Empress of India’s Lancers, Abbassia, Barracks, Cairo. Egypt, Overseas Military (1911 Census), Lieutenant, Imperial Cadet Corps Lines. Mechanical Transport, Training School, Dehra Dun, United Provinces, India (1921) – Father-in-law; William Benjamin PRING (b. 1852 Axbridge, Devon) Army, Sergeant Major, Ist Dragoon Guards, East Ham, London (1911) – See also; British Army, John Arthur PRING OBE (b. 22 Dec 1883 Edinburgh, Midlothian) Indian Army Captain, Royal Army Service Corps (1918) - Quartermaster Sergeant, 21st Empress of India’s Lancers, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt. (1911 Census) – See also; Royal Air Force, John Arthur PRING (b. 22 Dec 1883 Edinburgh, Midlothian) Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR), Commissioned; 1st September 1939. See also; British Army, William Benjamin PRING (b.1852 Weston Super Mare, Somerset) Army Sergeant Major 1st. Dragoon Guards, Service No; 1260.
Henry Charles PRING (b. 11 Mar 1891 Taunton, Somerset) Dining Hall Attendant, Fair Water School, Taunton, Somerset (1911), Boiler Foreman, Taunton, Somerset (1921), Head School Stoker & Electrician – Air Raid Warden, Taunton, Somerset (1939) - Wife; Emma Edith PRING (nee; GIBBS) (b. 30 Jun 1889 Dulverton,. Somerset) – Father; Henry PRING (b. 1871 Taunton, Somerset), Builders Carter,. Taunton, Somerset (1901), Bricklayers Labourer. Taunton, Somerset (1911).
Henry (Harry) PRING (b. 1 Apr 1914 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Motor Driver, Air Raid Precautions (ARP), Bristol, Gloucestershire (1939) - Wife; Irene M PRING (nee; WALKER) (b. 1918 Bristol, Gloucestershire) – Father; Samuel PRING (b. 1871 Clifton, Gloucestershire) Army Driver, Royal Engineers, Aldershot, Hampshire (1891), Labourer, Bristol, Sanitary ,Authority, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1901), Horse Driver, Bristol, Corporation, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1911), Carter, Bristol Corporation, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1921) – See also, British Army, Samuel PRING (b. 1871 Clifton, Gloucestershire) Army Driver, Royal Engineers, 14th Division, 61st Field Company - Attestation; 29 August 1889, Age 18yrs. – Service No; 23877.
Isabella PRING (b. 6 Jun 1901 Barrow in Furnace, Lancashire) Elementary School Teacher – Air Raid Warden) Brighouse, Yorkshire (1939) – Father; John PRING (b. 3 Feb 1874 Bath, Somerset) Manager Engineer Works, Lincoln, Lincolnshire (1911), Mechanical Engineer, Works Director Lincoln, Lincolnshire (1921), Hydraulic Engineer, Brighouse, Yorkshire (1939) – Mother; Isabella PRING (nee; SMITH) (b. 2 Feb 1875 Liverpool, Lancashire) – Grandfather; John PRING (bap. 30 Dec 1838 Churchill, Somerset) Gardener, Bath, Somerset (1871) & (1891), Gardener, Toxteth Park & West Derby Lancashire (1891) & (1901).
Ivy Lilian Pring (b. 3 Dec 1909 Chard) Air Raid Precautions;, British Red Cross, Chard Somerset (1939) – (Married; 1958 Chard, Somerset) – Husband; Fred BAKER (b. 11 Nov 1893 Chard, Somerset – d. 1978 Yeovil, Somerset) - Father; James PRING (b, 27 Jul 1873 Chard, Somerset) Labourer, Broadway. Somerset (1891), Teazle Worker, Broadway. Somerset (1901), Gardener, Ilminster, Somerset (1911) & (1921), Gardener, Chard, Somerset (1939) - Mother; Anne PRING (nee; KITCH) (b. 1875 Bridgwater, Somerset) – Grandfather; John PRING (bap. 11 May 1837 Broadway, Somerset) Labourer, Buckland St. Mary , Somerset (1851), Labourer, Broadway, Somerset (1871), Market Gardener, Broadway, Somerset, (1881) & (1891), Taunton, Somerset (1901).
James PRING (b. 1 Feb 1896 Newport, Monmouthshire) Boiler Rivet Heater, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911), Machinist, Engineering Works, Newport, Monmouthshire (1921),
Steel Rail Sawyer - Air Raid Warden, Newport, Monmouthshire (1939 Register) - Wife; Rose PRING (nee; ROCHE) (b. 18 May 1905 Newport, Monmouthshire) – Father; Robert Charles PRING (b. 1856 Newport, Monmouthshire, Rivet Maker, Newport, Monmouthshire (1871) Boilermaker, Newport, Monmouthshire (1881), (1891), (1901) & (1921), Boiler Riveter, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911).
John PRING (b. 9 Oct 1887 Speldhurst, Kent) Private, 12th Lancers, Transvaal, South Africa (1911), General Labourer, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (1921), Road Repairer – Air Raid Warden Tunbridge Wells, Kent (1939) – Wife; Phyllis Mary PRING (nee; JORDAN) (b. 29 Jul 1892) – Father; Arthur PRING (bap. 1 Apr 1849, Tunbridge Wells, Kent) Labourer, Speldhurst, Tonbridge, Kent (1871) & (1881), Agriculture Labourer, Speldhurst, Tonbridge, Kent (1891), Swanscombe, Dartford, Kent (1901) - See also; British Army, John PRING (bap. 20 Nov 1887 Speldhurst, Kent) Army Private 12th Royal Lancers, (Prince of Wales, Royal) - Service No; 3455.
Katheleen Seymour PRING, MBE (b. 16 Sep 1880 Bengal, India) (nee; STEWART Staffordshire County Organiser, Women’s Voluntary Services (WVS), Lichfield, Staffordshire (1939 Register) MBE, Member of the Order of the British Empire (1951 New Years Honour List – London Gazette) – Married; 1918 Bath, Somerset) – Husband; Brigadier General Francis James Hurley PRING MC, MID, (b. 1886 Axbridge, Somerset) See also; British Army, Francis James Hurley PRING MC & Bar (b. 1886 Cheddar, Somerset) Army Brigadier General, Cheshire Regiment (22nd Regiment of Foot) Attachments to; India Army, Nigeria Regiment & West Africa Field Force. 1914-1918 Hostilities.
Citation: - The London Gazette, 26 Jun 1916, For Conspicuous Gallantry, Captain PRING displayed great initiative and coolness under heavy fire, and it was entirely owing to his prompt action in turning the enemy’s flank that the position was successfully captured. Military Cross gazetted 26th June 1916.
Leonard PRING (b. 12 Feb 1879 Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire), Bank Clerk, Ramsgate, Kent (1901), Bank Clerk, Portsmouth, Hampshire (1911), Bank Accountant, Lambeth, Surrey (1921), Bank Official (Retired), Air Raid Warden, Blackgang, Isle of Wight, Hampshire (1939) – Wife; Harriet Clarissa PRING (nee; GARDNER) (b. 15 Nov 1876 Thanet, Kent) - Father; Samuel PRING (b. 1843 Stepney, London), Merchants Clerk, Newport, Isle of Wight Hampshire (1861), Coal & Ale Merchant & Brush Manufacturer, Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire (1871), CoaL Merchant, Isle of Wight, Hampshire (1881), (1891), (1901) & (1911).
Leslie Gerald PRING (b. 15 Aug 1905 St. Thomas, Devon) Carpenter, Aylesbeare, Devon (1921), Agricultural Builder & Engineer - Fireman, Fire Brigade & Air Raid Precautions, St. Thomas, Devon (1939) - Wife; Irene Alida PRING (nee; BUCKLAND) (b. 17 Jun 1907 St. Thomas Devon) – Father; George PRING (bap. 22 Feb 1870 Tiverton, Devon) Agriculture Labourer, Farringdon, Devon (1891) & (1901), Agriculture Labourer, Aylesbeare, Devon (1911) & (1921).
Margaret PRING (nee; NELSON) (b. 5 Dec 1904 Wigan, Lancashire) Shorthand Typist (Textile Dying) – Air Raid Warden, Wigan, Lancashire (1939) – Husband; Joseph Warburton PRING (bap. 11 Mar 1900 Aldington, Lancashire) – Father-in-law; Harry PRING (b. 1873 Manchester, Lancashire) Warehouse Worker, Prestwich, Lancashire (1891), Cloth Printer, Chorley, Lancashire (1901), Cloth Printer Cotton Works, Adlington, Lancashire (1911), Machine Stamper, Bleach Works, Adlington, Lancashire (1921) - See also; British Army, Joseph Warburton PRING (b. 11 Mar 1900 Adlington, Lancashire) Army Private, 53rd Battalion, Manchester Regiment – Attestation; 12 Oct 1917 Age 17yrs. – Service No; G 886622 – Transferred (12 Feb 1918) to 1st/4th York & Lancaster Regiment - Service No; 58126.
Margaret Lena PRING (nee; RIDDELL) (b. 18 Nov 1914 Gateshead, Durham) Private Means – Air Raid Warden, Harrogate, Yorkshire (1939) – Husband; Leslie William PRING – Postman, Messenger Post Office – Deptford, London (1939) – Father-in-law; William Joseph PRING (b. 31 Aug 1891 Greenwich, London) Postman, Post Office, - Fireman, Auxiliary Fire Service , Deptford., London (1939).
Mary Lambert PRING (nee; LAMBERT) (b. 26 Feb 1880 Spreyton, Devon) Domestic Duties – Air Raid Precautions, Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD), Tiverton, Devon (1939), Husband; Walter John PRING (b. 17 Nov 1865) Common Brewer, Exeter, Devon (1901).
Brewer, Spreytonway, Exeter, Devon (1911), Managing Director Brewery Company, The White Shanty, West Dawlish, Devon (1921), Brewery Director, The White Shanty, Dawlish, Devon (1939) – Father-in-law; Walter PRING (bap. 22 Jun 1831 Orchard Portman, Somerset), Druggist, Holway Farm, Taunton, Devon (1851), Common Brewer, Highlands St. Davids, Exeter, Devon (1871), Brewer & Maltster, Exeter, Devon (1881), Common Brewer & Magistrate, Exeter, Devon (1891), Common Brewer, St Davids Hill, Exeter, Devon (1901).
Norah Joan PRING (b. 5 Nov 1917 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Drapery Assistant – Air Raid Precautions, First Aid Post, Long Aston, Somerset (1939) – Husband; Arthur John WRING (b. 3 Oct 1904 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Glazier, Long Aston, Somerset (1939) –
Father; Frederick William PRING (b. 18 May 1890 Barton Regis, Gloucestershire) Clerk, Dairy Business, Berkley, Somerset (1911), Clerk, Railway Department, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1921), National Registration Enumerator – Air Raid Warden, Long Aston, Somerset (1939) – See also; Royal Air Force, Frederick William PRING (b. 1890 Barton Regis, Gloucestershire) Clerk, Royal Flying Corps (RFC) Royal Air Force (RAF) – Service No; 105310.
Royston Alfred PRING (b. 18 Apr 1916 Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire) Steel & Tin Plate Costing Analysis Instrument Clerk, Air Raid Warden, Gorseinon, Glamorganshire (1939) – Wife: Bronwen Mary EVANS (b. 1921 before) – Father; Robert Andrew PRING (b. 1871 Cowbridge, Glamorganshire), Coal Miner, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1891 Census), Insurance Superintendent, Lanelly, Carmarthenshire (1901), Insurance Superintendent, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire (1911), Insurance Superintendent, Cowbridge, Glamorganshire (1921), Insurance Agent, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, (1939 Register).
Stanley George PRING (b. 3 Mar 1892 Halling, Kent) Tool Setter, Machinist, - Air Raid Precautions (ARP) Utility Squad, West Malling, Kent (1939 Register) – Wife; Morna May PRING (nee; REEVES) (b. 7 Apr 1889 Malling, Kent) – Father; Daniel PRING (bap. 18 Apr 1847 Snodland, Kent) Cement Labourer, Halling, Kent (1901), Newsagent, West Rochester, Kent (1911) – See also, British Army; Stanley George PRING (b. 3 Mar 1892 Hailing, Kent) Army Gunner, 78th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, Service No; 67886.
Stanley Thomas PRING (b. 1907 Newport, Monmouthshire) Wharf Labourer – Air Raid Warden, Newport, Monmouthshire (1939) – Wife; Bridgett PRING (nee; CARLYLE, nee; MULLINS) (b. 15 Apr 1902 Newport, Monmouthshire) – Father; George PRING (b. 15 Nov 1884 Newport, Monmouthshire), Dock Labourer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911), Coal Trimmer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1921) & (1939) – See also; British Army, George PRING (b. 15 Nov 1884 Newport, Monmouthshire) Army Private, South Wales Borderers Service No; 7316, Attested; 5 Jul 1902 – Discharged; 31st Mar 1905 – Re-enlisted, War Service, WW1; Private, 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards - Service No; D10369.
Thomas PRING (b. 9 May 1893 Barton Regis, Gloucestershire) Errand Boy, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1911), Ashman, Bristol City Corporation, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1921),
Ashman – Air Raid Warden, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1939) – Wife; Lilian May PRING (nee; SMITH) (b. 1 Jul 1900 Bristol, Gloucestershire) – Father; John PRING (b. 1848 Bedminster, Somerset), Coal Miner, Bedminsster, Somerset (1871), General Labourer, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire (1891), Dock Labourer, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1901).
Thomas Richard PRING (b. 13 Dec 1896 Greenwich, Kent) Carpet Sweeper, Repairer, Islington, London (1921), Carpet Sweeper - Air Raid Warden, East Ham, Essex (1939) – Wife; Ivy Victoria PRING (nee; RAYMOND) (b. 14 Jun 1900, Islington, London) – Father; Thomas PRING (b. 1871 Greenwich, London, Kent), General Labourer, Greenwich, Kent (1891) & (1901).
Victor PRING (b. 2 Jul 1897 Buckland St. Mary, Somerset) Council Labourer - Air Raid Warden, Wellington, Somerset (1939) – Wife: Elsie May PRING (nee; SPARKES, nee; TOTTLE) (b. 29 May 1897 Wellington, Somerset) – Father; James PRING (b. 1873 Chard, Somerset) Labourer, Broadway, Somerset (1891), Teazle Worker, Broadway, Somerset (1901, Gardener, Ilminster, Somerset (1911), (1921 Census) & (1939 Register) – Brother (1); Ernest Cecil PRING (b. 18 Apr 1908 Chard, Somerset) Cowman, Air Raid Warden, Horton, Chard, Somerset (1939) – Brother (2); .Walter PRING (b. 29 Jan 1901 Chard. Somerset), Colliery Labourer, Llageinor, Glamorganshire (1921), Domestic Gardener – Air Raid Warden, Chard. Somerset (1939)
Walter PRING (b. 29 Jan 1901 Chard. Somerset), Colliery Labourer, Llangeinor, Glamorganshire (1921), Domestic Gardener – Air Raid Warden, Chard. Somerset (1939) – Father; James PRING (b. 1873 Chard, Somerset) Labourer, Broadway, Somerset (1891), Teazle Worker, Broadway, Somerset (1901), Gardener, Ilminster, Somerset (1911), (1921 Census) & (1939 Register) – Brother (1); Victor PRING (b. 2 Jul 1897 Buckland St. Mary, Somerset) Council Labourer - Air Raid Warden, Wellington, Somerset (1939) – Brother (2); Ernest Cecil PRING (b. 18 Apr 1908 Chard, Somerset) Cowman, Air Raid Warden, Horton, Chard, Somerset (1939 Register).
William PRING (b. 21 Mar 1907) Coffin Maker – Air Raid Precautions, Decontamination, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1939) – Wife; Dilys L PRING (nee; WILLIAMS) (b. 4 Sep 1908) – Father; James Edward PRING (b. 12 Aug 1875 Cowbridge, Glamorganshire) Miner, Llanwono, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1891), Insurance Agent, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1901), Cabinet Maker, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1911), Cabinet Maker, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1921), Undertakers Carpenter, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1939 Register).
William Charles PRING (b. 9 Jun 1910 St. Thomas, Devon) Railway Length Man, (Responsible for a length of Rail Track) – Air Raid Precautions, Length Patrolman, Sherborne, Dorset (1939) – Wife; Gladys May PRING (nee; PEARCE) (b. 29 Nov 1908 Sherborne, Dorset) – Father; Sydney Lewis PRING (bap. 6 Dec 1877 Exeter, Devon) Labourer, Exeter, Devon (1901), Railway Ganger, London South Western Railway (L&SWR) Exeter, Devon (1911), Permanent Way Inspector, (L&SWR) Railway, Exeter, Devon (1921).
William Edward PRING (b. 12 Jul 1903 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Auctioneers Clerk, Lymington, Hampshire (1921), Valuer & Estate Agent – Air Raid Warden, Southampton, Hampshire (1939) – Wife; Grace Elizabeth PRING (nee; PARKER) (b. 15 Jan 1906) – Father; Alfred John PRING (b. 1866 Bristol, Gloucestershire), Police Constable, Bristol. Gloucestershire (1901).
William Edward Dudley PRING (14 Jan 1907 Bromley, Kent) Retired Pharmacist – Air Raid Precautions, First Aid. Bromley Kent (1939) – Wife; Norah Carrie Barbara PRING (nee; LAURENS) (b. 6 Dec 1908 Derby, Derbyshire) – Father; William Wallace PRING (b. 1875 Reading, Berkshire) Chemist Apprentice, Aston, Warwickshire (1891), Chemist. Kensington, London (1901), Chemist, Bromley, Kent (1921). Retail Pharmacist, Bromley. Kent (1939).
William Ernest PRING (b. 19 Oct 1905 Cardiff, Glamorganshire), Errand Boy, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1921), Plasterer – Air Raid Precautions, Rescue Service, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1939) – Wife; Frances PRING (nee; LLEWELLYN) (b. 28 Sep 1904 Cardiff, Glamorganshire) – Father; Ernest James PRING (b. 27 Aug 1877 Tiverton, Devon) , Rope Maker, Cullompton, Devon (1891), Tailor, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1901), Tailor, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1911), Journeyman Tailor, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1921) & (1939 Register).
William James PRING (b. 4 Apr 1904 Cairo, Egypt) Cutting House, Paper Manufacture, Watford. Hertfordshire (1921), Paper Slitterman – Air Raid Warden, Watford. Hertfordshire (1939) – Wife; Ellen Maud PRING (nee; YEOMANS) (b. 5 Aug 1909 Watford, Hertfordshire). – Father; Henry Albert PRING (b. 2 Jan 1867 Wellington, Somerset) Beerhouse Keeper & Army Pensioner, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire (1911), French Polisher, Piano Manufacturer, Watford, Hertfordshire (1921) - See also; British Army, William James PRING (b. 1904 Cairo, Egypt) Army Private Royal Regiment Artillery – Service No; 741437 – Attestation; 1921 for 4yrs. – See also; British Army, Henry Albert PRING (b. 2 Jan 1867 West Buckland, Somerset) Army Staff Sergeant , Army Service Corps – Service No’s; S/7080 & S3SR/04027 - Attestation; 29 Jul 1886.
William John PRING (b. 1 Nov 1882) Shirt Cutter, Taunton, Somerset (1901) & (1911), Foreman Shirt Cutter – Air Raid Warden, Taunton, Somerset (1939) – Wife; Bessie M PRING (nee; GARLAND) (b. 29 Aug 1891 Taunton, Somerset) – Father; Charles PRING (bap. 1 Jul 1844, Wilton, Somerset), Labourer, Gas Works, Taunton, Somerset (1871), Sawyer, Taunton, Somerset (1881), Engine Driver Saw Mill, Taunton, Somerset (1891) & (1901), Saw Mill Hand, Widower, Taunton, Somerset (1911).
William John PRING (3 Jan 1888 Skilgate, Somerset), Carpenter, Dulverton, Somerset (1911), Carpenter & Wheelwright Otterford, Somerset (1921), Builder & Undertaker – Air Raid Warden, Taunton, Somerset (1939) – Wife; Elizabeth Ellen PRING (nee; BAKER) (b. 6 Apr 1887 Clutton, Somerset) - Father; William PRING (b. 28 Nov 1859 Chard, Somerset), Wheelwright, Chard, Somerset (1881), Carpenter, Dulverton, Somerset (1891), (1901) & (1911), Carpenter, Winsford, Somerset (1921), Gardener, Winsford, Dulverton, Somerset (1939 Register) - See also; Royal Navy & Royal Marines, William John PRING (b. 3 Jan 1888 Skilgate, Somerset) Carpenter, Dulverton, Somerset (1911) - Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry (RMLI), Service No. 2265 (1915), RM Recruit Depot, Walmer, Kent (9 Jun 1917 to 26 Jul 1917).
Margaret S PRING-ROWE (nee; NICHOLAS) (b. 3 Dec 1910) Air Raid Warden, Poole, Dorset (1939) – Husband; Maurice Frederick PRING-ROWE (b. 29 Dec 1910 Eaton, Norwich, Norfolk) RAF Pilot, Service No; 83408, London Gazette 13th Jun 1941.