PRITCHARD, Granville
| Service Number: | 7259 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Engineers |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 1 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 8 August 1958, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales (DVA) Official Commemoration - Memorial Location: Area: Undetermined; Wall/Panel: JD; Niche: 153. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7259, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7259, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 7259, 5th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Divisional Engineers | |
| 8 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Divisional Engineers | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, Polygon Wood | |
| 20 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Divisional Engineers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kip Pritchard
Granville had a brother, Norman who inlisted under the name of 5538 Norman Pritchard Maclean (/explore/people/208613) as their mother had remarried to Rockletz John Maclean and together had a son, 20765 James Noll Maclean (/explore/people/317365) (their step-brother). All served in WW1, with James spending his 16th birthday in the trenches of France. Another step-brother Rochlitz John Maclean (/explore/people/799618) served in WW2
The three men survived the conflict although Norman was badly gassed and sufferd ill health for the rest of his life.
Granville whent on to have six sons and one daughter, they all served in WW2. First born were twins and were named, Granville Jnr (/explore/people/799610) and Norman Jnr (/explore/people/643992). Then came Keith (/explore/people/745750), Raymond (/explore/people/799612), Dudley (/explore/people/745738) and Geoffrey (/explore/people/799611). Their daughter was Dorthy (/explore/people/799613). She was married to Wallace R. Dunn who also served in WW2.
Norman Pritchard Maclean (/explore/people/208613), Granville's brother, had three sons that served in WW2. they were Noel (/explore/people/799615), Maxwell (/explore/people/799608) (my father), and Kenneth (/explore/people/799614).
That made 13 family members who enlisted for service in 2 world wars. The lone family member who did not return was Norman Jnr (/explore/people/643992), who was killed in action in Syria in 1942.
An otherwise very fortunate family.
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