| Service number | VX13723 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1914-09-07 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Nhill |
| Death Date | 1941-04-12 |
| Death Place | Greece |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 2/8th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Private Henry Charles Pryor
Description
Private Henry Charles Pryor enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 30 April 1940. After a period of training at Balcombe Camp, Victoria, he served with 2/8 Australian Infantry Battalion in Palestine, Egypt and Libya. Alongside the rest of his battalion, Private Pryor was engaged in heavy fighting at Tobruk, Libya in early 1941. In early April 1941, he and his unit were deployed to Greece. Private Pryor was killed in action in Greece on 12 April 1941. He is commemorated at the Athens Memorial, Greece.
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 2/8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 07 September 1914 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 30 April 1940 | |
| Date of death | 12 April 1941 |