Andrew James PRIOR

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Service Number:	2212
Enlisted:	17 November 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	101st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery
Born:	Baldina, South Australia, 23 August 1886
Home Town:	Worlds End Creek, Goyder, South Australia
Schooling:	World's End Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 2 November 1917, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Menin Road South Military Cemetery Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial

17 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2212, Adelaide, South Australia
16 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2212, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
16 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2212, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide
2 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2212, 101st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Battery, 2nd Passchendaele , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2212 awm_unit: 101st Australian (Howitzer) Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-11-02

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