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PRENDERGAST, Cyril Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3451 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1917, Enlisted at Williamstown, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boundary rider |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3451, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Williamstown, Victoria | |
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| 7 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 3451, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1917: | Embarked Private, 3451, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 12 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3451, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Had enlisted in 1915 under the name of Cyril Percy Prenderast but deserted after six months service then re-enlisted in 1917
Son of James Patrick Adams and Louisa Adams nee Huggins of Rutherglen, Victoria. Brother of Alice Prendergast of Wangaratta, Victoria
Husband of Ethel Adams of Prendergast of 160 Charles Street, Footscary, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 3 July 1919 aboard HT Malta disembarking on the 7 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal