Regimental number | 5425 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Molesworth Road, Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E. Exeter, same address |
Previous military service | Served in Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Divisional Train, 2nd and 3rd Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Company, Australian Army Service Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3447 Pte Albert Charles PRENTICE, 50th Bn, killed in action, 16 August 1916; 3933 Pte George Henry PRENTICE, 5th Bn, died of wounds, 7 June 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Posted to No 1 Company, Divisional Train, 4 April 1915. Found guilty, 9 April 1915, of drunkenness: fined 2/6d. Awarded 72 hours' detention, 10 April 1915: no further details recorded. Found guilty, Alexandria, 21 April 1915, of assaulting a native: awarded 14 days' detention and forfeiture of pay. Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 4 May 1915. Wounded in action, 10 May 1915; admitted to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 19 May 1915 (neck wound: severe); transferred to England, and admitted to Manchester Hospital, England, 21 June 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Runic', 7 November 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 21 December 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound: shattered jaw), Melbourne, 28 January 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death not attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PRENTICE James John Bowe |