PRATT, Austin Bede
| Service Number: | 702 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Casino, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rous, New South Wales, Australia, 16 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cab Driver |
| Died: | Heart Failure, Casino, New South Wales, Australia, 6 April 1924, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Casino General Cemetery, New South Wales West St.Casino (Roman Catholic Section) |
| Memorials: | Casino Irvington Public School Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 702, 9th Infantry Battalion, Casino, NSW | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 702, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 702, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 702, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 702, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 702, 9th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Austin Bede PRATT was born in Rous, Casino, NSW on 16th August, 1894
His parents were George PRATT & Eleanor Margaret BOYD who married in Casino in 1875
He had previous service of 1 year in the Senior Cadets and 2 years & 2 months in the Citizens Forces before he enlisted in Casino on 26th August, 1914 & embarked from Brisbane, Queensland on the ship Omrah on 24th September, 1914 with the 9th Infantry Battalion (F Company)
He was wounded twice & also suffered from illness and was returned to Australia on 8th April, 1917 & discharged as medically unfit on 17th July, 1917 due to severe rheumatism.
Austin married Elizabeth SCOTT in Casino in 1922 and had one known child who was only a baby when he died
He died suddenly on 6th April, 1924 in Casino due to heart failure which was said at the time to be related to his war service - he is buried in the Roman Catholic Section of the Casino General Cemetery
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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