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PRENDERGAST, James Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2870 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Merthyr, Aberdare, Wales, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | St Patrick's College, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2870, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2870, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle | |
| 11 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 44th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2870, 44th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2870 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Western Australia aged 20 years. Address at the time of enlistment was Surrey Chambers, Perth, WA
Son of John amd Mary Adams of Matahurn, Auckland, NZ. Next of kin given as his brother Garratt Prendergast of Auckland, NZ. Also brother of Clara Agatha Prendergast of the King Edward Hostel, Perth, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to his brother in NZ