| Forename | Edwin | 
|---|---|
| Surname | Prescott | 
| Middle Name | |
| Memorial | Leigh Cenotaph | 
| Age | 19 | 
| Address | Elm Street, off Buck St, Pennington | 
| Parents' Address | As above | 
| Township | Leigh | 
| Rank | Ordinary Seaman | 
| Occupation or place of work | Surface worker at Plank Lane Colliery | 
| Regiment | Royal Navy - HMS Monmouth | 
| Day of Death | 1 | 
| Month of Death | November | 
| Year of Death | 1914 | 
| Cause of Death | Drowned | 
| Place of Burial | Plymouth Naval Memorial | 
| Regiment Number | J/15431 | 
| Name of War | First World War | 
| Location | |
| Additional Information | Son of Emmanual and Frances On Leigh Journal Roll of Honour CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 1/4/15  |