PRITCHARD, Noel Phillips
| Service Number: | 917 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1915, Karlooa, Tasmaina |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Provost Corps |
| Born: | Frankford, Tasmania, 23 December 1888 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Hutchins School Hobart |
| Occupation: | Farmer & Orchardist |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 16 August 1918, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gracemere Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Karlooa, Tasmaina | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 917, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 917, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 917, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 917, Australian Provost Corps |
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917 Pte Philip Noel Pritchard of St Leonards, Tasmania
Schooled at the Hutchins School (Hobart)
Enlisted 22/1/15
Embarked 1/4/15 with the 4th Reinforcements 3rd Light Horse Regiment
Landed Gallipoli 6/8/15
Transferred to the Australian Army Provost Corps 1/1/17
Wounded in action and died later in the day 16/8/18 (shell wound left leg)
Buried Adelaide Cemetery, Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France
Only 14 members of the Australian Army Provost Corps (AAPC - Military Police) were Killed in Action or Died of their wounds in France & Belgium
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