PRETTEJOHN, Hurtle Charles
| Service Numbers: | 3584, 3584B |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lockleys, South Australia, 25 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Lockleys, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Fulham Public School |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 6 January 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ration Farm (la Plus Douve) Annexe Plot 3, Row A, Grave 21, Ration Farm Annexe, La Plus Douve, Wallonie, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1915: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3584, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3584, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 6 Jan 1918: | Involvement Private, 3584B, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3584B awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-01-06 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 3584, 10th Infantry Battalion |
Hurtle Charles PRETTEJOHN
Hurtle Charles PRETTEJOHN service No: 3584A was born 25 September 1894 at Lockleys South Australia. Son of William Charles & Bertha Adelaide PRETTEJOHN nee SCOWN of Henley Beach Rd, Lockleys. Was a bricklayer prior to enlisting on 19 August 1915. Was a private in 27th Battalion & 10th Battalion.
He served in Egypt, France & Belgium & was Killed in Action in Belgium on 6 January 1918 & is Buried Ration Farm Cemetery. Belgium
The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), Monday 28 January 1918, page 6
LATE PTE. H.C. PRETTEJOHN.
Mr.and Mrs. W.C.Prettejohn,of Lockleys,
Have been notified that their second son.Hurtle
Charles(Fairy) has been killed in action in
France. Pte. Prettejohn left South Australia in
January,1915, and joined the 10th Battalion In-
fantry in Egypt. While camped there he met his
brother,Gillard,who had just returned from
Gallipoli and is now in Palestine. After several
months in France be was wounded badly by
shrapnel, invalided to England, and went back to
France last September.
Submitted 1 August 2014 by Helen Prettejohn
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Hurtle Charles PRETTEJOHN was born on 25th September, 1894 in South Australia
His parents were William Charles PRETTEJOHN & Bertha Adelaide SCOWN
Biography contributed by Robert Kearney
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Prettejohn, of Lockleys, have been notified that their second son, HURTLE, CHARLES (FAIRY) PRETTEJOHN, has been killed in action in France. Private Prettejohn left South Australia in January, 1916, and joined the 10th Battalion Infantry in Egypt. Whilst camped in Egypt he met his brother, Gillard, who had Just returned from Gallipoli, and who is now in Palestine. After several months in France Private Hurtle Prettejohn was wounded badly with shrapnel, and invalided to England, eventually going back to France last September.
He was a loving, dutiful son, and will be missed by his family and friends.
AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS (1918, February 9). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), p. 37. Retrieved March 16, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87547011
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