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PRATT, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1985 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cleveland Street Superior School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Photo Engraver |
| Died: | Died of wounds - bullet wounds to the neck and left hip, At sea on board HS Galeka, Egypt, 9 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row A, Grave 4 Headstone inscription reads: Eldest son of Frank and Valentine Pratt of Sydney Pro Patria, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balmain War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1985, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1985, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1985, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 5 Nov 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1985, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wounds to the neck and left hip |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frank and Valentine Pratt of Goldsborough & Mort, NSW formerly of 'Waratah', Louisa Road, Long Nose Point, Balmain, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Naval Cadets with the rank of Stoker
Apprenticed to Hartland & Hyde 56 Clarence Street, Sydney for just over 4 years