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PRING, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4855 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 16 December 1872 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter's assistant (S.A.R.) |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 September 1916, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4855, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4855, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4855, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4855, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW (chest) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"THE LATE PRIVATE PRING.
Mrs. J. Pring, of Torrensville, has been informed that her husband, Private Pring, died from a gunshot wound in France on September 12. At the time of enlisting, in September, 1915, Private Pring was employed in the railway sheds, Mile-End. He sailed from Australia on March 9 last, and after spending some time in Egypt left for France with the 50th Battalion. He was in his forty-third year and was well liked by a large circle of friends. He left a widow and eight children." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 14 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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