Regimental number | 37572 |
Place of birth | Kew, Victoria |
School | St Paul's Cathedral School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Culcairn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Prescott, Yarrawonga, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Militia, Richmond, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 30 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/128/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bussigny, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Busigny Communal Cemetery (Plot 8, Row C, Grave No. 45), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Marion PRESCOTT; husband of Mary PRESCOTT, 'Glenloth', Yarrawonga, Victoria. Native of Kew, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 2751 Sergeant William Collin PRESCOTT DCM, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 March 1919; 1757 Pte Hugh Henry Percival PRESCOTT, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916; Uncle: [1710] Major Percy Charles Herbert BLACK DSO, DCM, Croix de Guerre, 6th Bn, killed in action, 11 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |