Preece, Percy John, third son of Sir William Henry Preece, K.C.B., F.R.S., engineer-in-chief to the General Post Office, by Agnes Mary, daughter of George Pocock, of Southampton; b. July 24, 1870; adm. as Q.S. June 12, 1884; left (with Triplett) July 1889; Trin. Coll. Camb. (adm. pensr. May 27, 1889); B.A. 1892; adm. a solicitor March 1897; firm, Fox and Preece, Dean's Yard, Westminster; secretary to the governing body of the school; 2nd Lieut. Rifle Brigade July 28, 1897; served in the South African War with the Army Post Office Corps; mentioned in despatches; Lieut. Feb. 3, 1900; Capt. 8th Batt. London Regt. Dec. 9, 1902; acting Major Sept. 5, 1914; Lieut.-Col. June 1, 1916; served in France in Great War I; T.D.; secretary to the governing body July 29, 1912 to Feb. 18, 1918; d. Oct. 29, 1921.

PRATT, THOMAS, son of Thomas Pratt, St. James’s, London; b.; adm.; in under school list 1715; KS 1717; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 1 Apr 1721, aged 18. [Note that a Thomas Pratt was Under Clerk, Treasury Mar 1724 – Nov 1769, Chief Clerk Nov 1769 – Jul 1798, and Keeper of Papers, Treasury Sep 1765 – Jan 1783]

Pratt, John Geoffrey Drewe, son of John Lhind Pratt, Metropolitan Magistrate, and Annie Mary Mills, d. of Maj. Arthur John Coghill of Melbourne, Australia; b. 23 Jan. 1925; adm. Sept. 1938 (A); left July 1943; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1943, BA 1946, MA 1949; a geophysicist; BP Papua 1952-4, Kuwait 1954-5, Canada 1955-6, Senegal 1959-60, Libya 1961-2; Trans-Arctic Expedition 1956-9, Polar Medal 1958; operational res. BP London 1962-79, retd. Mar. 1979; d. 24 Apr. 1994.

PRATT, HENRY JAMES FREDERICK, son of Rev. Henry Pratt, Nusserabad, India, Chaplain EICS Bengal, and Elizabeth --- (IGI); b. 9 Jun 1842; adm. 26 Mar 1855 (G); QS 1856; left 1859; ICS Bengal 1861; Sub-Deputy Opium Agent, Bareilly; retd. 1897; m. Ellen Wishaw (IGI); d. 6 Apr 1922.

PRATT, CHARLES, of Surrey; b.; adm.; QS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1588, matr. 17 Jan 1588/9, aged 19, Westminster Student to 1592; BA 1592; adm. Inner Temple, called to bar 19 May 1603, as of Southwark, late of Clements Inn; living 1611.

Pratt, Anthony Warre, son of Warre Harriott Alexander Pratt LMSSA, med. practitioner, and Gertrude, d. of Archibald Frost Hardyment; b. 27 Apr. 1923; adm. Sept. 1936 (G); left July 1940; Univ. of London 1940-2 and 1946-9, BSc 1949; Roy. Aircraft Establishment Farnborough 1942-6; a chemical engineer, AMIChemE 1953, CEng 1969; Allen & Hanbury Ltd 1949-54; BP 1954-5; Kellogg lnternat. Corpn 1956-65; Pullman-Kellogg Co., New York and Houston, Texas, 1965-70; Chemical Construction Corpn New York 1970-6; Stone & Webster Eng. Corpn New York 1976-9, Principal systems engineer London 1979-83; process engineer Humphreys & Glasgow Lt 1984-6; m. 12 July 1949 Nancy Barbara, d. of Sydney Charles Cronk of Streatham.

Prance, Miles Howard, son of Miles Herbert Prance, solicitor, of Sutton, Surrey, and Amy, d. of Richard Armstrong, architect; b. 29 Nov. 1900; adm. Sept. 1914 (G); left Apr. 1919; adm. a solici­tor Aug. 1924; practised in London; Maj. RA (TA) Apr. 1938; TD Mar. 1946; m. 5 Jan. 1933 Phyllis Madeleine, d. of Arthur Emil Foucard, merchant, of Sutton, Surrey; d. 9 Mar. 1989.

Praed, Bulkley Campbell Mackworth, only son of Campbell Praed, of London; b. Dec. 6, 1875; adm. Sept. 26, 1889 (R); left April 1892.

Poyser, John, son of the Rev. Thomas John Poyser, of Hampstead, by Mary Atkinson; b. July 17, 1883; adm. Sept. 24, 1896 (H); Q.S. 1898; left July 1902; a clerk in the vote office, House of Commons, 1904-12, 1st class clerk Ministry of Health 1912-19; principal clerk 1919-29; asst. head of Branch 1929-32; principal 1932-40; general inspector 1940-9; retired 1949; chairman Brighton Rent Tribunal 1951-8; called to the bar at the Middle Temple May 13, 1908; temp. Capt. A.S.C. Dec. 1, 1915; served in France Jan. 1915 - Dec. 1918; mentioned in despatches L.G. Nov. 8, 1918 and March 16, 1919; O.B.E. June 3, 1919; m. Feb. 15, 1941, Phyllis Marjorie, second daughter of Sydney Claris, of Arkley, Herts.

POYNTER, SIR EDWARD JOHN, BART., only son of Ambrose Poynter FRIBA, Park Street, Westminster, architect and Inspector, HM Schools of Design, and his first wife Emma, dau. of Rev. Edward Forster; b. 20 Mar 1836; adm. 3 Jun 1847 (Rigaud's); Min. Can. 1849; left Whitsun 1849; went to Ipswich GS and then to Brighton Coll.; studied art in England 1854-6, Paris 1856-9; a painter; ARA Jan 1869, RA 29 Jun 1876, President Royal Academy 4 Nov 1896-1918; member, Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours 1883; Slade Professor of Art, University Coll. London 1871-5; Director for Art and Principal of National Art Training School, South Kensington 1875-81; Director, National Gallery 1894-1905; FSA 7 Jun 1894; member, Society of Dilettanti 1895; knighted 25 Nov 1896; created baronet 2 Aug 1902; KCVO 3 Jun 1913; GCVO 3 Jun 1918; Hon. DCL Oxford 1898; Hon. LittD Cambridge 1898; author, Ten Lectures on Art 1879; m. 9 Aug 1866 Agnes, dau. of Rev. George Browne Macdonald, Wolverhampton, Staffs., Wesleyan Methodist minister; d. 26 Jul 1919.