George A. M. Pratt
Petty Officer J/12015 H.M.S. “Victory”
Division 70
Extension
George Pratt was born on 7 August 1894 in Oxford and he died on the 30th April 1920 aged 25. He was the son of Mr William and Mrs Sarah Pratt 112 Salisbury Rd. Reading. He was the husband of Ada F Pratt of 19, William Street, Reading. The 1901 census indicates that the family lived at ‘The Victoria Arms’ 21 London Road, Reading. He had two brothers William and Reginald. By 1911 the family had grown and he had another brother Francis and two sisters Elizabeth and Lily. It is believed that he worked for the Great Western Railway following his father and brother William.
Cause of death was acute neuritis according to the notification of death report in the Reading Standard May 8th 1920.
The grave of George Pratt grave is one of the registered CWGC graves in the cemetery. Grave number 16534. The small memorial on the family grave refers to
“Our dearly beloved son Berty”.
Herbert Pendlebury also served on the HMS Victory and his details are given on this web site.