George Henry PRENTICE

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Service Number:	3933
Enlisted:	9 July 1915, Bendigo, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Long Gully State School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Gold miner
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 7 June 1918
Cemetery:	Borre British Cemetery Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 5,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

9 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Bendigo, Victoria
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3933, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3933, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3933, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
14 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3933, 5th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
11 Dec 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3933, 5th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, SW to left wrist and face sustained at Gueudecourt. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 17 October 1917.
14 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3933, 5th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
7 Jun 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3933, 5th Infantry Battalion, SW to abdomen sustained at Hazebrouck. Evacuated to 3rd Aust Field Ambulance however died of wounds the same day.

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Brothers:

3447 Pte Albert Charles PRENTICE, 50th Bn, killed in action, 16 August 1916;

5425 Driver James John Bowe PRENTICE, Australian Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 7 November 1915.