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William Wallace John PRUSS

Regimental number2718
Place of birthBega New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTarragauder, Bega, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, William Pruss, Corridgeree, Bega, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 March 1917
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot X, Row A, grave No. 9), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in St John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Bega.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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