| Prior | Jonathan Charles | | | Jonathan Charles Prior was born in about 1851, the only son of Alfred Staff Prior, a cleric, of London. He was educated at St Alban Hall, Oxford, where he matriculated in October 1872, aged 21. He was also at Worcester College, Oxford, and in 1885 he went to the Wells Theological College. He was ordained a Deacon in 1886, and a Priest in 1887. Prior was Curate of St Paul, South Clevedon, Somerset, 1886-87, and of Tichborne, Hampshire, 1887-88. From 1888-95 he was Vicar of Charminster with Stratton in Dorset, and from 1890-95 he was in addition Chaplain of the Dorset County Asylum. In 1896, Prior went to South Africa and became the incumbent of Estcourt in Natal. Here he stayed until 1901, during which period he was a Chaplain to the Forces in the Boer War. Returning to England, he was next Curate of North Petherton, Somerset, 1901-02; Curate of Swainswick, Somerset, 1902-04; and Curate of Curry Rivel, Somerset, 1904-05. In 1905 he became Vicar of Denham, in the Diocese of Ely, and from 1906 to his death in 1914, he was Rector of Owsden, Newmarket. The Reverend J. C. Prior died on 8 June 1914, aged 62, and was buried in Owsden Old Cemetery.
QSA (2) RoL Tr (Rev CtoF). DNW Sep 2003 £330. | Army Chaplain's Department |
| Prior | Joseph Dudley | | Trooper | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Gorringe's Flying Column |
| Prior | Joseph Merriman | 3242 | Squadron QMS | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 15th Company, 5th Btn, IY |
| Prior | M | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: Medal rolls | Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadia |
| Prior | M | 2531 | Conductor | Weil's Transport. Medal returned or issued elsewhere
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Imperial Transport Service |
| Prior | M | | Lieutenant | MID LG: 8 February 1901, page: 965. Source: General Buller. 9 November 1900. Re: Safeguard Lof C Ladysmith -Heidelburg
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Bethune's Mounted Infantry |
| Prior | M | | Lieutenant | MID LG: 16 April 1901, page: 2609. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 2 April 1901. Re: General mentions
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Bethune's Mounted Infantry |
| Prior | M | 287 | Trooper | Joined 20/10/1899 NOK: R C Prior Westward Ho.North Devon. Lieut 8/7/00
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Bethune's Mounted Infantry |
| Prior | M | | Lieutenant | Slightly wounded. Moedwil, 30 September 1901
1st Battalion.
Source: South African Field Force Casualty Roll | Scottish Horse |
| Prior | Melton | | | QSA (0)
Source: List of QSAs with the clasp Elandslaagte | Correspondent |
| Prior | Melton | | | Correspondent for the Illustrated London News. QSA issued: 17 Feb 03. Well-known in SA, where he has represented the Illustrated London News on many occasions. His services on behalf of that paper have been retained on the following occasions: Ashanti War, 1873; the Carlist Rising, 1874; the Herzegovinian, Servian, Turkish, Basuto, Zulu, and first Boer Wars; Egypt, 1882; the Sudan and Nile Expedition, the Burmese War, the Jameson Raid episode of 1896, the Greco-Turkish War, and the Tuchim rising of 1897. He was besieged in Ladysmith during the Boer War of 1899-1902, and then represented his paper in the Russo-Japanese War. In addition to these services as war artist, Mr Prior accompanied King Edward's (then Prince of Wales) suite to Athens in 1875, travelled with the Danish King's expedition through Iceland, accompanied the Marquess and Marchioness of Lome on their first visit to Canada, and was present at the Berlin Conference. In 1902 he left to represent his journal at the Coronation Durbar at Delhi.
Source: QSA Medal roll | Correspondent |
| Prior | Montagu | | Lieutenant | PRIOR, MONTAGU, Lieutenant, served in the South African War, was slightly wounded, and created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 19 April 1901]: "Montagu Prior, Lieutenant, Bethune's Mounted Infantry. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia, etc, were sent to the Commander-in-Chief in South Africa, and presented by Major General Stephenson at Friedrichstad 4 April 1904.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Bethune's Mounted Infantry |
| Prior | Montague | | Lieutenant | Served 19 May 01 to 26 Jul 02. Struck off 31/10/1901, C.P. C.F. 16555, A.O. 419 30/09/1901, DSO
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Scottish Horse |
| Prior | Montague | | Lieutenant | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA Medal Rolls | Scottish Horse |
| Prior | P | | | 3rd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | East Lancashire Regiment |
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