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PRAIN, William Charles
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1381, 1381A |
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Enlisted: | 16 November 1914, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 48, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1381, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1381A, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1381A, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
9 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1381, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1381 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David and Caroline Eliza Prain, later known as Caroline Webb, of Hornsby Junction, NSW. Brother of Catherine A. Prain, David A. Prain, Janet C. Prain, Archibald J.C. Prain and Francis C. Prain
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal