PRINDIVILLE, John Robert
| Service Number: | 3842 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Shell Burst/Concusion, Belgium, 8 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery, Belgium Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 5), Kemmel, Belgium, Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery, Kemmel, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3842, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3842, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3842, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Fremantle | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 3842, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3842 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-06-08 |
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52nd Battalion AIF
Sgt John Robert PRINDIVILLE had been born in Broken Hill NSW but was living and working as a bookkeeper in WA when he enlisted in August 1915, at age 22. He sailed from Fremantle with the 12th reinforcements to the 12th Bn on HMAT A31 (SS Ajana) on 17 December 1915. He was transferred to the 52nd after arrival in Egypt. After moving to France in June, he was promoted to lance corporal in July, then corporal in August. He was promoted to sergeant in the aftermath of Mouquet Farm. Admitted to hospital with bronchitis in April 1917, he rejoined the unit in May. At Messines, eyewitnesses saw him hit by the concussion blast from a large German shell just as the 52nd was moving back to support other AIF units. He was bringing up the rear of 16 Platoon in D Company. He was buried near the graves of Privates KRUSHKA (#4632), ROWE (#2494), BILSON (#2858) and GARLICK (#3553)
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