James Edmond Pringle Rae

Father was an accountant with the Bank of South Africa. Probably born in Grahamstown, then moved to Queenstown, where his father worked. England Census of 1911: Family in Rock, Cornwall; his father has retired.

RAE, Maj James Edmond Pringle. 7th Duke of Cornwalls LI. 30 Nov 1917 aged 25. Son of James Edmond and Constance Eileen Mary Rae of Rosevanion, Padstow, Cornwall. Scholar of Worcester College, Oxford. On active service from Aug 1914 without a break and was killed when in command of and rallying his Battalion. Cambrai Memorial, France (Re:WW1 Enlistment List - Google Groups https://groups.google.com/d/msg/soc.genealogy) Plaque at Delville Wood Cemetery, Cambrai, France. Also see: DELVILLE WOOD www.delvillewood.com/cemeteries/cambrai%20memorial.ht

Body was not found to be buried; plaque at Delville Wood Cemetery

In 1977, his sister Mary Rae, who would have been 78 at the time, described to me the day the family was having dinner at the house in Padstow when the postman came to the door to deliver the telegram telling them that Pringle had been killed. The memory was as fresh in her mind as if the telegram had been delivered the day before.

Medals: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal WWI; Victory Medal, WWI (http://www.cornwallswarhistory.co.uk/war-memorials/padstow/)

Probate: Rae James Edmond Pringle of Rosevanion Padstow Cornwall died 30 November 1917 in France. Administration London 15 June to James Edmond Rae cattle exporter. Effects 344 pounds14s 1d.

RAE, JAMES EDMOND PRINGLE

• Rank: Major
• Date of Death: 30/11/1917
• Age: 25
• Regiment/Service: Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 7th Bn
• Panel Reference: Panel 6.
• Memorial: CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL
• Additional Information: Son of James Edmond and Constance Eileen Mary Rae, of Rosevanion, Padstow, Cornwall. Scholar of Worcester College, Oxford. On active service from Aug., 1914, without a break and was killed when in command of, and rallying his Battalion.
• CWGC