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PRENDERGAST, Hugh Coyle
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 556 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1916, Enlisted at Charleville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Maude, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Hay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Balranald, New South Wales, Australia, 22 September 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Balranald Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 556, 11th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Charleville, QLD | |
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| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 556, 11th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 556, 11th Machine Gun Company, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jan 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 556, 11th Machine Gun Company, Wound to the thigh | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, From 11th Machine Gun Company | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 556, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Second occasion. Slight wound to the right forearm. | |
| 4 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 556, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Prendergast and Catherine Prendergast of Hay, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 25 June 1919 aboard Rio Pardo disembarking on the 24 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal