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PRATER, Bertie Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1463 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 October 1914, Enlisted at Deniliquin, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 18 December 1873 |
| Home Town: | Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Compositor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 39, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beechworth Christ Church Honour Roll, Beechworth Shire WW1 Honour Roll, Beechworth War Memorial, Deniliquin War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1463, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Deniliquin, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1463, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1463, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick and Margaret Prater of Beechworth, Victoria. Brother of Georgina Chadwick of Rae Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served a 7 year apprenticeship with Andrew Porritt of Beechworth, Victoria