Vivian Thomas Pratt (1898 - 1926)

Born 25 Nov 1898 in Pt Gawler South Australia

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Died 19 Oct 1926 at age 27 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Vivian Thomas Pratt was born in the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Vivian Thomas Pratt is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Private Vivian Thomas Pratt served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 1 July 1918
Unit(s): 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements
Service ended:

Vivian Thomas Pratt was born on 25 November 1898 at Port Gawler. His parents were John Thomas Verner Scott Pratt and Grace Evelyn (Wasley) Pratt.^[1]

He enlisted in the AIF on 1 July 1918 as part of the 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements and embarked on HMAT Boonah From Adelaide on 22 October 1918.^[2]

He never married.

He joined the South Australian police on 1 May 1925. He was seriously injured in a fall from his horse later in 1925, and did not fully recover so was not permitted to serve on active duty.

RIDING ACCIDENT.
Constable Unconscious.
ADELAIDE, Friday.
While engaged in jumping practice at the police barracks this morning, Mounted Constable Vivian Pratt, 25, was rendered unconscious through his horse, after striking a hurdle, falling on him. The constable was taken to the Adelaide Hospital, still unconscious.

--The Recorder, 12 September 1925 page 3^[3]

BULLET IN TEMPLE
Constable Shot Dead
TRAGEDY AT BARRACKS
Mounted Constable Vivian Thomas Pratt, aged 27, was found shot dead in his room at the Police Barracks at 9.15 this morning.
A few minutes before the tragedy took place Constable Pratt had been talking to some of his colleagues.
There was no indication that he had been worried recently, and he appeared to be in his normal state this morning.
His service revolver was found at his side. The bullet which caused his death entered the left temple.
Constable Pratt was the victim of a serious injury 12 months ago. During horse training he was rendered unconscious by a fall, and he did not recover for 36 days. The doctor considered that he was fortunate to be alive. He was not able to be sent on active duty following the accident, and was employed at the barracks, mainly in looking after the horses and doing routine work.
He joined the force on May 1, 1925, as a mounted constable. He was a returned soldier, single, and said to be extremely well liked by his comrades.
Had he lived Constable Pratt would have left the force at the end of this month. A few weeks ago he voluntarily resigned his position.
His parents reside near Two Wells.

--The News, 19 October 1926 page 1^[5]

PRATT.— On the 19th October, at the Police Barracks, Adelaide, Vivian Thomas, eldest beloved son of J. T. and G. E. Pratt, of Korunye, aged 27 years and 11 months.

--The Register, 20 October 1926, page 8^[6]

He was buried at Two Wells cemetery.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ PRATT, Vivian Thomas, South Australian Birth registrations index, Port Gawler 631/450, accessed 7 January 2023 via Genealogy SA
2. ↑ Virtual War Memorial Australia, PRATT, Vivian Thomas
3. ↑ RIDING ACCIDENT. (1925, September 12). The Recorder (Port Pirie, SA), p. 3. Retrieved January 7, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96020449
4. ↑ PRATT, Vivian Thomas, South Australian Death registrations index, Adelaide 490/331 , accessed 7 January 2023 via Genealogy SA
5. ↑ "BULLET IN TEMPLE" The News (Adelaide, SA) 19 October 1926: 1 (HOME EDITION). Web. 7 Jan 2023 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129709179
6. ↑ "Family Notices" The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) 20 October 1926: 8. Web. 7 Jan 2023 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54872397
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178351144/vivian-thomas-pratt: accessed 07 January 2023), memorial page for Vivian Thomas Pratt (25 Nov 1898–Oct 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #178351144, citing Two Wells Cemetery, Two Wells, District Council of Mallala, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Deb Jackson (contributor 48938337).

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