PRENTICE, Albert Charles
| Service Number: | 3447 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Shell blast, Died of wounds, France, 16 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, St Sever Cemetery, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Railwaytown War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3447, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3447, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3447, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 10th Battalion to the 50th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3447, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3447 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
Missing Medals
Albert's medals were lost. A number of years ago, I was informed an ex serving officer in the Australian Army was finding lost medals and returning them to family members. I was contacted and informed Albert's silver war medal had been located in Indonesia and purchased by the gentleman mentioned above. We made contact and the return of the medal completed. He did not want reimbursement. An amazing gesture and the medal, the only one of the 3, now sits with other family medals at home.
Submitted 2 September 2022 by Brett Prentice
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William David Prentice and Elizabeth Prentice nee Bowe of Bendigo, Victoria.
Brother of George Henry Prentice who died of wounds on 7 June 1918 while serving with the 5th Battalion. George is buried in the Borre British Cemeter, Plot 11, Row B, Grave 5; John James Bowe Prentice who returned to Australia 21 December 1915 as medically unfit having served with the Divisional Train; Eva Prentice and Margaret Louisa Prentice
Husband of Mary Jane Prentice nee Whiteside of 71 Darby Street, Newcastle, NSW formerly of Cobalt Street, Broken Hill, NSW. Albert and Mary married in Victoria in 1904c. Father of Ivy Edna Prentice and Albert William Prentice
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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