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PRENDERGAST, Desmond Paul
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1359 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Morven, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Memorials: | Morven War Memorial, Morven and District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1359, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 30 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1359, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1359, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1359, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District as Medically unfit due to Ulcers |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Prendergast and Sabina Vaughan formerly Prendergast nee Fitzgerald of Threadneedle Streeet, London, England formerly of Castlemaine, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 21 November 1916 aboard HT Ayrshire
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served with the 1st Light Horse in South Africa for seven months