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PRITCHARD, Edward James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5512 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1915, At Sea |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mt. Pleasant, Qld., 23 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | North Pine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mt. Pleasant State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld., 12 February 1952, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Mount Pleasant Upper North Pine Honour Roll, Pine Shire Council Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5512, 12th Infantry Battalion, At Sea | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5512, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5512, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Edward's parents were William James Pritchard and Sarah Jane Littlefield. Edward attended Mt Pleasant, and with his brothers was among the first children to attend. The Pritchard family was pioneers of Mt Pleasant. Edward was a stretcher bearer and was wounded in Belgium, he returned to Australia in 1917. His brothers Joseph Henry [521] and William John [58000] also enlisted, with all three brothers returning home. Edward's surname is Pritchard on his birth certificate and on his war record but Upritchard on the war memorials.
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