Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria |
Other training | University of Melbourne, Victoria (Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Honours Class 2, April 1914) |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Agricultural expert |
Address | 9 Coburg Street, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, J B Pritchard, 9 Coburg Street, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 97 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Byrt and Charlotte Eveline Harriett PRITCHARD, "Montrose", 24 Downs Street, Brunswick, Victoria. Native of Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 26 May 1916. Attached to the 22nd Bn, 23 June 1916. Reported missing in action; subsequently confirmed killed in action, 5 August 1916. Buried north of Pozieres, subsequently reinterred in Courcelette British Cemetery, 1 mile NNE of Pozieres. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |