Regimental number | 291 |
Place of birth | Ipswich, Queensland |
School | Secondary School |
Other training | Blacksmith |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driller |
Address | Harrisville via Ipswich, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rosena Fanny Prentice, Harrisville via Ipswich, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 12, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Machine Gun Company |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Brie, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Brie British Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Rosena Fanny Lewis PRENTICE, Harrisville, Queensland. Native of Ipswich, Queensland |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 785 Trooper John Richard PRENTICE, 11th Light Horse Regiment, died of disease, 1 January 1915. |
Other details | Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |