PRIME, Philip Edward
| Service Number: | 3072 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 August 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Petersburg, South Australia, 24 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bordertown, Tatiara, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (Pneumonia), Abbassia, Egypt, 28 October 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row Q, Grave 34, |
| Memorials: | Burnside District Fallen Soldiers' Memorial - Rose Park, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bordertown District of Tatiara WW1 Roll of Honor, Burnside & District - Fallen Soldiers Memorial Trees - Rose Park, Mundulla Soldiers Memorial Honour Roll, Mundulla War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 16 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3072, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Bulla embarkation_ship_number: A45 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3072, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Bulla, Adelaide | |
| 28 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 3072, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3072 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-10-28 |
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Cemetery details: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Born to Alice and George Prime in 1890, the 3rd eldest of 8 children. In 1911, Phillip had leased, with right to purchase, 1112 acres of land at Wirrega. He was clearing and cultivating land when war broke out. At his parents insistence he obtained his wool classing certificate before enlisting in the 1st A.I.F. in 1916, and despatched to Egypt.
"PRIME.- Died in hospital Egypt, on 28th October, of pneumonia, signaller P E. Prime, 3rd. Light Horse, late of Wirrega, second eldest son of G. and A. J. Prime. Rose Park." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 04 Nov 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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