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John Gregory PRIOR

Date of birth24 September 1876
Place of birthPeachy Bells South Australia
OccupationCafe manager
AddressSwift Avenue, Dulwich, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Elizabeth Prior, Swift Avenue, Dulwich, South Australia
Enlistment date26 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit nameField Butchery and Bakery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A35 Berrima on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Bakery
Promotions

QMR & HON MAJ


Unit: Field Bakery
Promotion date: 1 December 1915

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 20 April 1919
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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