Maxwell (Max) PRITCHARD

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PRITCHARD, Maxwell

Service Numbers:	NX174120, N319278
Enlisted:	27 August 1942, Paddington, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	103 Heavy / later 53 Composite Anti Aircraft Regiment
Born:	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 18 March 1923
Home Town:	Condobolin, Lachlan, New South Wales
Schooling:	Mosman State School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia, 15 July 2006, aged 83 years
Cemetery:	Argents Hill Cemetery, NSW
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World War 2 Service

27 Aug 1942:	Enlisted NX174120, Paddington, New South Wales
27 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX174120
28 Aug 1942:	Involvement N319278
14 Jan 1947:	Discharged Gunner, NX174120, 103 Heavy / later 53 Composite Anti Aircraft Regiment
14 Jan 1947:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX174120

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Biography contributed by Kip Pritchard

Max married Joan Willis from Condobolin. He worked around the area as a share farmer. They had 4 childern, Shayne, Kip, Lisa and Joanne.

In later times he owned bulldozers with which he cleared Mallee forests for wheat growing.

They moved to Sydney in the mid 1970's and he was the first ranger at Davidson Park, Forrestville

Max retired to a beauitful farm called "Girraween" west of Bowraville, NSW. There he planted all kinds of trees which remaim today as a wonderful legacy to a wonderful man.

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