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This is the right man. He appears only to have been a 2nd Lt on discharge. The RIC register gives the date of birth.
1897 Mar 15. Born Settle, Yorkshire
1901 census at Main Street, Austwick
1911 census at Newly Cote Clapham Lancaster, where he is a servant working on a farm.
1916 May 4 Landed in France
1918 May 1. Commissioned 2nd Lt in ACC
1920 Sep 3. Joined ADRIC with service no 483. Posted to D Coy.
1921 Jan 2. Struck off strength of ADRIC as a deserter
1922 Mar 29. Pilot Officer (on prob. ) W. Pritchard , M.M. , resigns his short service commn.
1927 Nov 16. Bankruptcy hearing
1928 Mar 1. 2nd Lt. W. Pritchard, M.M. (late Temp. 2nd Lt., A. Cyclist Corps), having been convicted by the Civil Power is deprived of the rank of 2nd Lt.
1934 Jul 21. . He was sentenced to 12 months in the shooting rights case. The case against his wife was withdrawn
1939 Jan 13. Fraud trial - 12 months gaol
1939 Register . Inmate at HM Prison Leeds , Leeds C.B., Yorkshire (West Riding), He was a Charted Surveyor
1972 Oct/Dec. He died as Wilson William Pritchard in Lancaster (correct dob)