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Frederick William Pratley (1923 - 1944)

Frederick William (Bill) Pratley
Born in Cabarita, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Son of and
Brother of , and
Died at age 20 in Mildura, Victoria, Australiamap
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Bill Pratley was born in New South Wales, Australia
Bill Pratley is one of twins.

Frederick William Pratley was born on 7th July 1923 in Cabarita, New South Wales, Australia. Bill, as he was known, was the older of twin sons of Frederick Pratley and Rachel Martin. [1] The family lived at 24 Denison Street, Cabarita.

On 25th November 1942, Bill enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force for service during the Second World War. He was posted to the No.20 Operational Training Unit based at Mildura, Victoria, and later to the No.2 Operational Training Unit at Melbourne. [2]
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Bill Pratley died in military service at Mildura during the Second World War.

Aged just twenty years, Bill died in service of illness on 27th February 1944 in the Alfred Hospital, Prahran, and is buried in the Springvale War Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria. Frederick William Pratley's name is located at panel 112 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, and on the Cenotaph at Concord, New South Wales. [3] The Sydney Morning Herald published a notice of death on 1st March: [4]

"PRATLEY.—February 27, 1944, at Alfred Hospital, St. Kilda, Melbourne, F. W. (Bill), beloved son of Frederick James and loving brother of Kathleen (Mrs. W. Pont), Delma (Mrs. J. Hockey), Frank, and Colin, aged 20 years."

Sources

  1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #31212/1923; registered at Burwood
  2. ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: 73324 Leading Aircraftman Frederick Pratley; accessed 11 Aug 2019
  3. ↑ Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: 73324 Leading Aircraftman Frederick Pratley; accessed 11 Aug 2019
  4. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW: 1842 - 1954) Wed 1 Mar 1944 Page 12 Family Notices; accessed 15 Oct 2023




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Categories: Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria | Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria | Evans-20927 - George Patfield and Mary O'Brien Descendants | No.2 Operational Training Unit, Royal Australian Air Force, World War II | No.20 Operational Training Unit, Royal Australian Air Force, World War II | Twins | Died in Military Service, Australia, World War II