PRATER, George Isaac Joseph - 606, W18706

Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia

L/Cpl George Isaac Joseph Prater

Conflict	World War 1 World War 2
Service Arm	Australian Imperial Force Citizen Military Force
Unit	28th Infantry Battalion
Service No.	606, W18706
Service Arm	Army
Date of Birth	14 Nov 1888
Birthplace	Hindmarsh, SA
Residence	Boulder, WA
Date of Death	5 Aug 1970
Relatives	Father - Isaac Aaron Prater Wife - Edith Elizabeth Wenham Wife - Mabel May Eddy

George Isaac Joseph Prater enlisted in the Army on 17th June 1915, giving his name as George Isaac Prater. He spent time at Blackboy Hill and was discharged after 2 months training as medically unfit. Six months later he enlisted again under the name of Joe Prater. This time he was accepted and joined the 28th Battalion.


WW1 - First attestation and medical documents

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WW1 - Second attestation and casualty documents

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Military Medal information and image of painting. It is thought that the soldier on the left hand side, at the front of the picture, is Joe Prater.

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WW2 service documents

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