Regimental number | 2958 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Boorowa, New South Wales |
School | Sydney High School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Broughton Road, Artarmon, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, W H Prior, Broughton Road, Artarmon, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Field Ambulance |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Staff Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Ambulance |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Western Branch, Sydney, 6 November 1907. Transferred to Drummoyne branch (as assistant), 1911; to North Sydney branch (as ledger keeper), July 1912; to Newtown branch (as ledger keeper), May 1914. |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Captain Claude Esdale PRIOR, 3rd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 3 July 1919; Captain William Henry PRIOR OBE, 3rd Bn, effective abroad (still overseas). |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Katoomba Cemetery |
Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 326. |