William Thomas PRENDERGAST

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PRENDERGAST, William Thomas

Service Number:	562
Enlisted:	21 August 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1880
Home Town:	Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 17 September 1923, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 562, 13th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 562, 13th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 562, 13th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
17 Jul 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, From the 13th Machine Gun Company
11 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 562, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Prendergast and Bridget Prendergast nee Green of Seymour, Victoria

Husband of Annie Agnes Prendergast nee Vinson of 'Red Hill', Mt Morgan, QLD. William and Annie married on 20 December 1910 in QLD

Father of Hilda Eva Prendergast, Vera Helen Prendergast, Joan Mary Prendergast and Alma Lorna Prendergast

Commenced return to Australia on 10 June 1919 aboard Swakpmund disembarking on the 2 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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