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George Henry Pratt

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Given name
G H
Family name
Pratt
Service number
19689
Additional information
Gender
M
Rank (legacy)
Private
Unit at embarkation
Army Medical Corps. 8 Sanitation Unit
Service (legacy)
Army
Conflicts
World War 1
Campaign (legacy)
Sinai - Palestine
Veteran Notes/Bio

1.Listed Bungendore War Memorial Hall WW1 ROH (1917-Added name) and Bygone Queanbeyan.

2. “MAPPING ANZACS”: Service Number:  19689 ;POB:Cooma,NSW(See Item 7 below); POE: Wagga Wagga,NSW ;NOK: Wife:Martha Harrie Pratt Paddington,NSW.(previously of Wagga Wagga).

3. AWM Embarkation Roll: Rank: Private ;Unit: Army Medical Corps - General Reinforcements (August 1915 - November 1918) ; Age:30 ; Occupation:Labourer ;DOE:7.08.1917; Embarked 10.06.1918. Sydney.HMAT Wiltshire.A18. (AIF Project provides Embarkation details as :4.09.1918.Sydney.HMAT Bakara.A41 that are in conflict with both the AWM Embarkation Roll and the NAA File.Email sent to AIF Project 15.05.2014).

4. AWM Nominal Roll: Rank: Private  ;Unit: 8th Sanitation Section ;DOE:7.08.1917 : RTA:29.04.1919 .

5. Stephenson:Not mentioned.

6. NAA File: Disembarked Suez 17.7.1918.RTA(Debility) HMAT Dorset 29.11.1919.Discharged 14.03.1920.

7.  NSW BD&M:Record 33637/1887 indicates  that George H Pratt ,Father John Henry ,Mother Emma, was registered as being born in the District of Bungendore.This is inconsistent with the NAA File that suggests he was born in Cooma however it is considered that the  BD&M Record probably represents the actual  District where his parents were domiciled when he was born.The NSW BD& M Record 33212/1 indicates that John A Pratt,presumed to be his brother (AIF Private # 2857) whose NAA file has him being born in Queanbeyan was also registered in the District of Bungendore.

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