PRATCHETT, Frederick William
| Service Number: | 2866 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hendon, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St Mary's School Hendon London |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Grave VII. A. 35. INSCRIPTION BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE LATE ALICE PRATCHETT OF LAUNCESTON, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2866, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 6 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2866, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2866, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1887 PRATCHETT Frederick William Hendon 3a 21[53]
He was 30 and the husband of the late Alice Pratchett. Son of John William and the late Elizabeth Prachett of 22, Heading Street, Hendon.
His younger brother, aged 25, also fell. He was Sergeant Sidney James Pratchett (service number: T3/025119) who served with 194th Coy. Army Service Corps and died of wounds. He was awarded the Military Medal (M.M.)
He is one of two Australian casualties of the Great War who are commemorated on the Hendon War Memorial. There is also an Australian born who served and died with British forces.
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