Background
PRITCHARD, Neil was born on January 14, 1911 in Widnes, Lancashire. Son of the late Joseph William and Lilian Pritchard.
PRITCHARD, Neil was born on January 14, 1911 in Widnes, Lancashire. Son of the late Joseph William and Lilian Pritchard.
Liverpool College, and Worcester College, Oxford.
Assistant Secretary Rhodesia and Nyasaland Royal Commission 1938. Secretary Office of United Kingdom High Commissioner, Pretoria 1941-1945. Principal Secretary Office of United Kingdom Representative, Dublin 1948-1949.
Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Commonwealth Relations Office (C.R.O.) 1951-1954.
Deputy United Kingdom High Commissioner, Canada 1954-1957, Australia 1957-1960. Acting Deputy Under-Secretary of State, C.R.O. 1961.
High Commissioner of United Kingdom in Tanganyika 1961-1963. Deputy UnderSec. of State, C.R.O. (later Commonwealth Office) 1963-1967.
Ambassador to Thailand 1967-1970.
Married Mary Devereux Burroughes in 1943 (died in 1988).