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Timeline

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1893
birth Auckland New Zealand Source:9005068 Source:8690326 1893
1915
enlistment Liverpool NSW Australia Source:9005070 6th June 1915
1915
service Australian Imperial Force Private 3099 1st A.I.F. Division 1st Battalion Source:9005070 3rd August 1915 - 6th January 1916
1915
location Peel Street, Kirribilli Point, North Sydney, New South Wales Australia parents address Source:8067019 8th October 1915
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Corporal 3099 1st A.I.F. Division 1st Battalion Source:9005070 11th January 1916 - 13th February 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Corporal 3099 5th A.I.F. Division 53rd Battalion Source:9005070 13th February 1916 - 15th April 1916
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 3099 5th A.I.F. Division 53rd Battalion Source:9005070 15th April 1916 - 19th July 1916
1916
dates Age 22 Source:8067019 19th July 1916
education Auckland Grammar School Auckland New Zealand Source:8067019
employment Clerk Source:8067019
1916
death Killed in Action In the 2nd line of German enemy trenches and was shot through the heart. He died without suffering. The position was retaken by the enemy and therefore his body was not able to be recovered. Fleurbaix, Fromelles, Lille France Source:8067019 Source:8637291 19th July 1916
burial Fromelles (pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Fromelles, Lille, Department du Nord Pas de Calais 2nd Lieutenant Pratt had no known grave after the Battle of Fromelles in 1916, but, excavations in 2009 and subsequent DNA testing ascertained his identity in 2010. Re-buried during 2010. France I. E. 10 Source:8690719 Source:8067019
sibling Alice Emily Elinor Wilson Source:9005070
sibling Una Jane Gertrude Mcgregor Source:9005070

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Albert Ernest
Initials AE
Last Name Pratt
Source 8067019
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Peel Street, Kirribilli Point, North Sydney, New South Wales Australia parents address known 8th October 1915
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Australian Imperial Force 3099 1st A.I.F. Division 1st Battalion Private
Australian Imperial Force 3099 1st A.I.F. Division 1st Battalion Corporal
Australian Imperial Force 3099 5th A.I.F. Division 53rd Battalion Corporal
Australian Imperial Force 3099 5th A.I.F. Division 53rd Battalion Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Matilda Annette Emily Pratt mother
Henry James Pratt father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alice Emily Elinor Wilson sister
Una Jane Gertrude McGregor sister
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Brown Dark
DateHeightSource
1915-06-06 5'10"
Religion
DateReligionSource
Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

Media

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  • Lt A. E. Pratt
    A portrait of Albert Pratt in uniform.

    Contributed by:
    Katherine27600

  • Roll of Honour, College Rifles Aukland.
    A wooden plaque in the college Rifles club, Aukland, N.Z lisiting men who died in WW1

    Contributed by:
    Katherine27600

  • Excerpt from Auckland Grammar School chronicle
    Information regarding Albert Pratt in Auckland Grammar School chronicle 1916, v.4, n.2. p.12. Image has no known copyright restrictions. AWMM

    Contributed by:
    Katherine27600

  • Auckland Grammar School War Memorial
    Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, Panel 5, bronze plaque, names Otto - Stewart

    Contributed by:
    Katherine27600

  • Newspaper clipping from New Zealand Herald
    IN MEMORIAM. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16595, 19 July 1917, Page 1 2 insertions in memory of Albert Pratt by his parents and siblings a year after his death.

    Contributed by:
    Katherine27600

  • Grave of 2nd Lieutenant Albert Ernest Pratt.
    This grave is located at Fromelles Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery, France, Nord. where Second Lieutenant Pratt was re-buried during 2010 after exhumation and identification processes between 2009 and 2010.

    Contributed by:
    Anne1202

  • No. 3 Platoon, 10th Refs, 1st Battalion A.I.F.
    Group photo of No. 3 Platoon, 10th Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, A.I.F., Liverpool, September 1915.

    Contributed by:
    Jess120243

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Anne1202
Australian Imperial Force Nominal Roll 1914-1918 Transcription Anne1202
Australian Imperial Force Embarkation Roll 1914-1918 Transcription Jess120243
First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossier Index 1914-1968 Transcription Jess120243

External Evidence

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Albert Pratt attestation paper Katherine27600
Australian Red Cross Society Wounded and missing enquiry bureau files 1914-18 war Katherine27600
University NSW Australia AIF project. Katherine27600
Order of Service. Dedication and burial Fromelles Military Cemetery Katherine27600
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour Anne1202

Multimedia

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Lt A. E. Pratt Katherine27600
Roll of Honour, College Rifles Aukland. Katherine27600
Excerpt from Auckland Grammar School chronicle Katherine27600
Auckland Grammar School War Memorial Katherine27600
Newspaper clipping from New Zealand Herald Katherine27600
Grave of 2nd Lieutenant Albert Ernest Pratt. Anne1202
No. 3 Platoon, 10th Refs, 1st Battalion A.I.F. Jess120243

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