PRATT, Charles Ernest
| Service Number: | 3218 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toorak, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Toorak State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3218, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3218, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3218, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3218, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3218 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Charles Pratt was the son of Charles Thomas and Sarah Pratt, of Toorak, Victoria. He was born and raised in Toorak. His mum and dad had been married in 1880 and Charles was born in 1883. Charles stated on enlistment that he had served in the Australian Navy for about 16 months.
His younger brother, 2176 Private George James Pratt, also of the 7th Battalion AIF, had been reported missing, about to be confirmed as killed in action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli on 6 August 1915, aged 24.
Charles arrived in Egypt during early 1916 and was sent to France during March 1916. He was killed in action during the 7th Battalion’s first big battle at Pozieres. There is no information on how he died, nor does he have a known grave.
His younger brother, 1511 Private Bert Thomas Pratt, 24th Battalion AIF, was returned to Australia after the parents of the Pratt brothers made a plea to Senator Pearce, the Minister of Defence, to have their only surviving son sent home.
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