PRENTICE, Bertie
| Service Number: | 1666 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Vic., 1893 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Ormond, Vic., 27 February 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1666, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1666, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1666, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
A SOLDIER’S PENSION.
At a recent meeting of the Port Melbourne branch of the Political Labour Council, when the matter of allowances to wounded soldiers was referred to, Councillor Gill was reported to have said:—"Young Prentice, who is totally blind, only gets 6/. His case is not the fault of the Government, but of some military bounder." The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) said yesterday that he understood that Mr. Gill had withdrawn this statement, but he desired that the public should be made acquainted with all the facts of the case. The facts were these: Mr. Bertie Prentice lost both eyes as the result of a bomb explosion in Gallipoli on July 31 last. He is about 23 years of age. On February 28 the Minister for Defence approved of the continuance of his full military pay for two months after that date. Mr. Prentice has not yet applied for a pension. When he does apply, he will receive a full pension.
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