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PRITCHARD, John Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1111 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Poplar, London, England, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Septicaemia of wounds to the thigh, At sea on board Dunluce Castle, Malta, 13 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Plot B, Row V1, Grave 6, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1111, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1111, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 1111, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1111, 4th Infantry Battalion, Serious gunshot wound to the thigh fracturing the bone and invalided to Malta 12 August 1915 | |
| 13 Aug 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1111, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1111 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-08-13 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His brother was Lance Corporal Reuben Frank Pritchard, Service Number 1273, 17th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.who died of wounds in Flanders 16th November 1917.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He had previously served for twelve and a half years with the Royal Marines.
Births Sep 1884 Pritchard John Alfred Poplar 1c 572
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Archibald an Jane (nee Connell) Pritchard of Annandale, NSW. Brother of Archibald Thomas Pritchard of West Ham, England and R F Pritchard of the 17th Battalion who also lost his life
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal