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PRIOR, Melville
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1998 |
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Enlisted: | 1 February 1915, Lismore, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kiama, New South Wales, Australia, 1883 |
Home Town: | Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia, 21 May 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) |
Memorials: | New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis), Singleton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1998, 9th Infantry Battalion, Lismore, NSW | |
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16 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1998, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
16 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1998, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of George and Elizabeth Ann (nee RAISON) PRIOR, Dunolly, Singleton, NSW