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PRITCHARD, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 67 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Served for 5 months in the Western Province Mounted Rifles; 3 years in South African College Cadets. Nominally address: Vryberg, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Harrismith, Orange Free State, South Africa, August 1881 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Memorials: | Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 67, 12th Infantry Battalion, Served for 5 months in the Western Province Mounted Rifles; 3 years in South African College Cadets. Nominally address: Vryberg, Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 67, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 67, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, While on Gallipoli | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 67, 12th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
From AWM
Captain (Capt) John Pritchard, 12th Battalion, a native of Cape Province, South Africa, Capt Pritchard enlisted as 67 Corporal Jethro Bass and embarked with A Company from Hobart on HMAT Geelong on 20 October 1914. Whilst serving at Gallipoli he was promoted to Second Lieutenant and, on attaining the rank of Captain in 1917, revealed his name to be John Pritchard. Following the Armistice, he remained in England to study Accountancy, before returning to Australia on 7 November 1919.
Submitted 27 December 2018 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by VWM Australia
Enlisted under alias Jethro BASS
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