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PRIDEAUX, William Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7309 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 November 1916, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Duaringa, Queensland, 31 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Queenton State School |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 June 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7309, Charters Towers, Queensland | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7309, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7309, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 20 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7309, 9th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...7309 Private William Walter Prideaux, 9th Battalion, of Rockhampton, Qld. A draper prior to enlistment he embarked from Sydney, NSW with the 24th Reinforcements on board HMAT Ayshire (A33) on 24 January 1917. Pte Prideaux was killed in action 20th June 1918, aged 21. He is buried at the Borre British Cemetery, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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