Thomas PRITCHARD

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PRITCHARD, Thomas

Service Number:	2717
Enlisted:	9 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Totshill's Belt, South Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Waterloo, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia
Schooling:	Riverton Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 28 September 1917
Cemetery:	Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres Plot 1, Row C, Grave 3(Joint) , Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Riverton & District War Memorial Pool Memorial and Flagpole, Riverton Methodist Church Honour Roll WW1, Riverton Pictorial Honour Board, Riverton RSL Hall Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

9 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2717, Adelaide, South Australia
23 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2717, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
23 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2717, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide
28 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2717, 50th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas Perrier and Isobel formerly Olley (nee Inkster) Pritchard of Totshill, SA; brother of Joseph Pritchard, Ivy Pritichard, Frances Margaret Perrier Pritchard, Andrew John Pritchard returned to Australia 1 November 1917for discharge having served with the 43rd Battalion and suffering wounds to the thorax and Andrew John Inkster Pritchard,

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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