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PRENDERGAST, James Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 238 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lindenow, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Benambra, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 1982, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 238, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 238, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 238, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 22 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion, At Serapeum | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 238, 6th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty | |
| 3 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 238, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James E. Prendergast and Ellen Prendergast nee Rousch of Mair Street, Benambra, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 8 October 1918 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on the 5 December 1918
In July 1944 his address was Boort, Victoria and in April 1967 he was residing at Murtoa, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the cadets