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PRATT, William Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 554 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Teddington, Middlesex, England, March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Hampton Hill Public School, England |
| Occupation: | Ship Steward |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 27 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 34, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 554, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 554, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 554, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 27 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 554, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 554 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His parents were Arthur William and Emily Pratt, 18 Argyle Roazd, Teddington, Middlesex, England. He came out to Australia in about 1911.
He was severely wounded during the battle of Lagnicourt on 15 April 1917. 'Gunshot wounds to both legs, left arm and back.' Although treated in a General Hospital in Boulogne he died 12 days after on 27 April 1917.