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PRITCHARD, Reuben Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1273 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Southwark, South London, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 16 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave reference: XXII. GG. 12A., Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Annandale War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1273, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1273, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1273, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1273 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-11-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
The following is believed to be his birth registration.
Births Dec 1891 Pritchard Reuben Frank St. Saviour1d 95
St. Saviour is an alternative name for St Saviour Southwark and it spans the boundaries of the counties of London and Surrey.
His brother, Corporal John Alfred Pritchard,Service Number 1111, 4th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. was also a casualty of the Great War. [He died 13th August 1915
They were sons of the late Archibald Pritchard and Jane Pritchard (nee Connell).