Albert Francis PRING (b. 25 Oct 1909 Perth, Western Australia) Australian Army Private, 25th Garrison Battalion – Service No; S2998 – Enlisted; 15 Aug 1941 Loveday, South Australia – Discharge; 13 Jan 1943 – NOK, Wife;  Emily PRING (nee; DRAGE) (b. 1914 Renmark, South Australia) – Father; Albert Horace PRING (b. 1876 Menindee, NSW).

 

Arthur Amesbury PRING (b. 28 Sep 1902, Queensland) Australian Army Lieutenant. 4th Battalion – Enlisted; 30th Jun 1920 – Discharged; 26th Jul 1934 – Wife; Stella Kathleen PRING (nee; CATTERMULL) (b. 6 Jul 1905 Queensland) – Father; Arthur PRING (b. 1856 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Doctor of Medicine, Cambridge University, (1881 & 1891 Census).

 

Arthur Henry PRING (b. 1887 Newton, Sydney, NSW) Australian Army Driver. Australian Army Ordnance Corps (AIF)   – Service No; 26394 – Enlisted; 1st May 1916, Marrickville,. NSW – Deployed; 14 Sep 1916 Sydney, onboard HMAT Mashobra, disembarked; Plymouth, Devon, 2 Nov 1916 – Medals; 1914-1918 British War Medal, 191-1918 Victory Medal – Discharged; 7th May 1920 – NOK; Mother; Louisa Caroline PRING (nee; WRIGHT) (b. 1860 Newtown, NSW) – Father; Arthur J PRING (b. 1854 Sydney, NSW).

 

Arthur Richard Victor PRING (b. 30 Aug 1916 – Gawler, South Australia) Australian Army Corporal, 2/2nd Provost LC Company, Service No; NX31928/VX31928 – Enlisted; 26 Jun 1940, Collingwood, Victoria, Age 23yrs.  Deployed; Embarked Melbourne 29th Dec 1940, Disembarked; Middle East 31st Jan 1941 - Embarked; Middle East, 1st Feb 1943, Disembarked; Melbourne, 25 Feb 1943 - Embarked HMAS Westralia 7th Aug 1943 - Milne Bay; 28th Aug 1943, Embarked Milne Bay, on ‘ US Transport, ‘Cape Medocino’ (7,184 Gross Tons) 12th Jun 1944, Disembarked Brisbane; 16th Jun 1944. - Medals   1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, 1939-1945 Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal Australian Service Medal,  War Badge No; AS115120

– Discharge; 13th Sep 1945 – NOK; Muriel Ivy PRING – Father; Albert Horace PRING (b. 1876 Menindee, NSW).

 

Arthur Samuel PRING (b. 4 May 1916 – Scone, NSW) Australian Army Private, 2nd Australian, Advanced 2nd Echelon - Service No; NX62315 (N156903) – Enlisted; 6 Mar 1942,Scone, NSW – Deployed; Embarked Brisbane, 1st May 1945 HMT Duntroon (MV Duntroon, 10,346 GRT Melbourne Shipping Company) Disembarked Lae, Papua New Guinea – Medals; War Badge No; A230638 - Discharge; 16 Jan 1946 – NOK, Wife; Kathleen May PRING (nee; BARWICK) (1907 Muswellbrook, NSW) - Father; Albert George PRING (b. 13 Nov 1877 Wickham, NSW).- - Brother; Harry James PRING (b. 10 Dec 1918 Scone, NSW) Australian Army Private, 2nd/5th Australian Infantry Battalion – Service No; NX97899.

 

Arthur William H PRING (b. 8 Nov 1907 – Mortdale, NSW Australian Army Private, 13th Australian Company, Army Service Corps, 1st Australian Division. - Service No; NX84754 – Enlisted 20th  Jan 1942, Annadale, NSW – Discharge; 9th Oct 1942 – NOK, Wife;  Lillian May PRING (nee; HAINING) (b. 1905 St. Leonards, NSW) – Father; Arthur Henry PRING (b. 1887 Newtown, NSW).

 

Bertie PRING (b. 12 May 1893 Melbourne,. Victoria) Australian Army Private, 14th Battalion,( AIF) Service No; 3455 - Enlisted; 19th Jul 1915 Melbourne, Victoria – Deployed; 11th Oct 1915 Transport Ship HMAT Nestor, disembarked Alexandria Egypt for Training. Disembarked Marseilles, 8th Jun 1916 France joined British Expeditionary Force (BEF).

 KIA 30th Jun  1916 buried; Bois Grenier Military Cemetery, 2 1/4 miles South of Armentiers, France – Medals; 1915 Star, 1914-1918 British War Medal, 1914-1918 Victory Medal. - NOK, Mother; Mary Jane PRING (nee; LETCHFORD) (b. 1859 Ballarat, Victoria) – Father; James PRING (b. 1857 Ballarat, Victoria).

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Charles Frederick PRING (b. 2 Dec 1899, Melbourne, Victoria) Australian Army, Warrant Officer 1st Class, South Queensland Area Workshop – Service No. (WW1); 13959 & Service No. (WW2); Q194694 – Enlisted for both WW1 & WW2 – Enlisted (WW1); 22nd Sep 1916, Brisbane, Queensland, Age 22yrs. – Enlisted (WW2); 11th Jul 1940, Brisbane, Queensland, Age 42yrs. – Medals; 1914-1918 British War Medal, 1914-1918 Victory Medal - Discharged (WW1); 9th Jul 1919 – Discharged (WW2); 4th  Apr 1946 – NOK, Mother; Mary PRING (nee; ADAM) (b. 1871) & NOK Wife; Lily PRING (nee GRIFFITH) (b. 1898) – Father; Charles Edward PRING (b. 16 Apr 1867 Brisbane).

 

Colin Haldon PRING (b.4 Jun 1920 Sydney, NSW Australia) Bombardier & Corporal, 17th  Anti-Tank Battery, 22nd Battalion, Australian Army – Service No; NX26728 – Enlisted; 20 Jun 1940, Paddington, NSW - POW No; 136 captured, 22 June 1942 at Rabaul, New Britain as part of ‘Lark Force’ – embarked as a POW on the Japanese ship Montevideo, Maru – Montevideo Maru was sunk on 1st July 1942 of the coast of the Philippines, by the US Submarine Sturgeon, all prisoners were killed. Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Colin Haldon PRING was the Grandson of Mr. Robert Darlow PRING, (b. 29 Jan 1853 Mangoplah, Waga Waga NSW) Chief Justice of NSW, Australia, 1918. – (See; PRING’s Website – Notable PRINGs )

 

David Cameron PRING (b.15 Apr 1946,  Adelaide S.A.) Australian Army Gunner – Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery – Service No; 4718653 – Deployed; Vietnam War. – Unit History 161st Independent Reconnaissance Flight – Commenced; 17th Jan 1968 to 27th Aug 1968.

 

Douglas Alfred George PRING (b. 2 Aug 1909 Gawler, South Australia) Australian Army Private, 5th Australian Works Company AASC (AMF) – Service No; S39891 – Enlisted; 17th May 1941, Gawler S.A.  Enlisted; 17th May 1941, Gawler S.A. Age 31yrs, 9mths.

Deployed; Embarked, 19th Mar 1943,  SS Taroona Troop Ship (4,325 Gross Tons), Disembarked, 21st Mar 1943 Milne Bay, - Embarked Port Moresby, 29th Jan 1944 ‘Stephen G Porter’, Troop Ship (2,252 Gross Tons), Disembarked; Brisbane, 6th Feb 1944 - Embarked; Sydney, 14th Jul 1945 Mary Ellen, Trawler (S175) Disembarked; 21st Jul 1945, Torokina, Bougainville - Embarked; 16th Jan 1946, Bougainville on Troopship MS Anatina (4,986 Gross Tons), Disembarked; 21st Jan 1946, Brisbane. – Medals;  1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, 1939-1945 War Medal, 1939-1945 Australian Service Medal, War Badge No; 250013 - Discharged; 14th Feb 1946 – NOK,  Mother; Annie Elizabeth PRING (nee; MALLYON) (b. 1877) – Father; Charles Harvey PRING (b. 1874 Menindee, New South Wales).

 

Douglas Bendall PRING (b. 22 Mar 1918 Roma, Queensland) Australian Army Private, Service No; Q103245 – Enlisted; 21 May 1941 Roma, Queensland – Discharged; 10 Sep 1943 – Wife; Veronica ‘Ronnie’ PRING (nee; SMITH) - NOK; Father, Peter Ferdinand PRING (b. 29 Dec 1889 Queensland)

 

Eric Raymond PRING (b. 3 Dec 1927 Ballarat, Victoria) -Private, Australian Army – Service No; VX500580 – Enlisted; Watsonia, Victoria. – Wife; Linda GALLAGHER  - Father; Frederick Charles PRING (b. 1888 Melbourne, Victoria.

 

Francis James PRING (b. 22 Nov 1919 Ballarat. Victoria Australia) Australian Army Private,   8th Australia Division HQ, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) – Service No; JX62592 & V58409 – Enlisted; 27th Aug 1941 Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria – Deployed; MS SIBAJAK (HMT J J was a Dutch Passenger Ship 12,500 tons, requisitioned as a Troopship) 7th Sep 1941 for Singapore arrival 5th Oct 1941. posted to Admin HQ 8th Division - POW; after the fall of Singapore – died; from Malaria as a POW, 7th Aug 1943 Thailand – buried; Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar – Medals; 1939-1945 Star - Africa Star, Clasps 1st & 8th - France & Germany Star - 1939-1945 Defence Medal -1939-1945 War Medal & 1939-1945 Australia Service Medal – Father; Alfred PRING (d. 1976 Ballarat, Victoria).

 

Frederick Albert PRING (b. 20 Jan/Feb 1911 Sydney, NSW) Australian Army Sergeant, 6th Topographical Survey Company, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) – Service No; NX149787 & N437252 – Enlisted; In the Cadet Force, 23rd Feb 1925 at Goulburn, NSW – Enlisted for Hostilities; 1 Dec 1942 Bendigo, Victoria, - Discharged: 18th Jan 1946 – NOK, Wife; Ethel Jane PRING (nee: BLACKMAN) (b. 1913 Parramatta, NSW – Father; Sidney Kenneth PRING. (b. 1885 Young, NSW, Australia).

 

Frederick Charles PRING (b. 1888 West Melbourne) Australian Army Private, Miners Corps  – Service No; ???? – Enlisted; 3rd Jul 1915, Ascot Vale, Ballarat, Victoria - Discharged; 1st Dec 1915 – NOK; Wife; Emily PRING (nee; KISLER) (b. 1890 Ballarat, Victoria) – Father;; James PRING (b. 1857 Ballarat, Victoria).

 

Frederick Gordon Herbert PRING (b.10 Jul 1900 Erskineville, NSW) Army Driver, 2nd/103rd Australian General Transport Group, Australian Imperial Force (AIF) – Service No; NX54667 – Enlisted; 13 Jul 1940, Paddington, NSW – Discharged; 1 Jul 1946 – NOK; Amelia BENSLEY (Friend) – Father; Arthur J PRING (b. 1854 NSW).

 

Frederick James PRING (b. 15 Sep 1909 Ballarat, Victoria) Australian Army Gunner, 2nd/8th Artillery Field Regiment - Service No; VX28258 – Enlisted; 18 Jun 1940, Caulfield, Victoria –

Deployed; R&T Camp Caulfield (5th Jul 1941) - Embarked 3rd Sep 1941 for Middle East, Embarked Middle East (31 Jan 1943, Disembarked  Melbourne 25th Feb 1943 - Embarked Townsville (6 May 1945) on Troopship USAT David Shanks - Disembarked Morotai Island, Dutch East Indies (16 May 1945) Embarked Morotai Island (30 May 1945) to North Borneo - Disembarked; Brisbane (6 Dec 1945).- Medals; War Badge; RAS216375Discharged; 8 Jan 1946 - NOK; Wife; Ivy Elizabeth PRING (nee; FARMER) – Father; Frederick Charles PRING (b. 1888 Ballarat) – Brothers; 1. Kenneth Percival PRING (b. 28 Sep 1920 Ballarat, Victoria) – Australian Army Sergeant, 8th Australian Battalion, Australian Military Forces (AMF) – Service No; VX115743 & V58214 – Brother 2. Ronald PRING (b. 29 May 1914 Ballarat, Victoria) Australian Army Sapper 6th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, 4th Division – Service No; V69908.

 

Frederick Percival PRING (b. 1876 Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW) Australian Army Lieutenant, 45th Battalion (AIF) – Service No; 3424 – Enlisted; 4th Aug 1915, Warwick Farm NSW, Age 41yrs.- Deployed; 14th Aug 1915 – Wounded in Action (WIA) 19th Aug 1916 – Medals; 1915 Star, 1914-1918 British War Medal, 1914-1918 Victory Medal – NOK Wife; Martha PRING (nee; MACKINLEY) – Father; Philip PRING (b. 1841 Wellington, Somerset, England).

 

Harold Ernest PRING (b. 27 Nov 1899 Gawler, South Australia) Australian Army Private - 17th General Service Reinforcements Battalion - Service No; 69310 – Enlisted; 15 Jun 1918 Gawler, SA – Deployed; 1918,  Reinforcements Embarked Sydney 2nd Nov 1918 onboard, HMAT Medic (A7) (White Star Line) disembarked Liverpool, Lancashire. – Medals; 1914-1918 British War Medal - NOK; Mother Sarah Jane PRING (nee BROWN)  (b. 1874 Willaston SA) – Father; Ernest Henry PRING (b. 9 May 1873 Willaston, South Australia.

 

Harold James PRING (b. 1890 Bristol, Gloucestershire) also known as: William Clarke) He joined the Australian Army after the outbreak of WW1, the following are from his Service Documents;

Harold James PRING, AKA, William CLARKE

Service No: 880

Rank: Private

Unit: 11th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Brigade, Australian Imperial Force (AIF)

Conflict 1914-1918 WW1

Date of Death: 25 April 1915 KIA Age: 26yrs.

Place Gallipoli, Dardanelles

Place of Association: Bunbury, Western Australia.

Cemetery: Quinn’s Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula.

Medals; 1914-1915 Star, 1914-1918 British War Medal, 1914-1918 Victory Medal.

Source: AWM 145 Roll of Honour Cards 1914-1918 Army..

Father; James PRING (b. 1857 Taunton, Somerset) Warehouseman, Bristol,  (1901).

Also see; PRING Website Royal Navy.

Harold James PRING )b.1890 Bristol) Able Seaman, Service No.  237774 HMS Temeraire, Portland Dorset (1911) – Grandson of;  James PRING (b. 1816 Wilton, Somerset) Cabinet Maker (1844).

 

Harry James PRING (b. 10 Dec 1918 Scone, NSW) Australian Army Private, 2nd/5th Australian Infantry Battalion – Service No; NX97899 – Enlisted; 25 Aug 1942, Paddington, NSW, Age 23yrs. – Deployed; Embarked, 7th Nov 1944 Cairns, HMAT Duntroon, disembarked; Aitape, Papau New Guinea, Transferred to 30th Australian Infantry Battalion 7th Oct 1945. Embarked Rabaul PNG, HMAT Duntroon, returned to Australia, - Medals; War Badge A332803 – Discharged ; 18 Jun 1946 – NOK, Father; Albert George PRING (b. 13 Nov 1877 Wickham, NSW) - Brother; Arthur Samuel PRING (b. 4 May 1916 – Scone, NSW) Australian Army Private, 2nd Australian, Advanced 2nd Echelon - Service No; NX62315 (N156903).

 

James PRING (b. 1883 Victoria  & 10 Dec 1892 Victoria, Army Record) Australian Army Private, 46th Battalion, (AIF)  Service No; 3776 – Enlisted; 10th Aug 1917, Age 34yrs. – Deployed; Embarked from Australia 13 Mar 1918 on board HMAT Nestor, disembarked; Liverpool, Lancashire, 20 Apr. 1918, proceeded to France 14th Jul 1918 – Medals; 1914-1918 British War Medal, 1914-1918 Victory Medal. Returned to Australia onboard;  ‘SS Konigin Luise’ for demobilisation Melbourne, Hospitalised Melbourne on return.

NOK, Wife; Kathleen PRING (nee; ROCHFORD) (b. 1885) – Father; James PRING (b. 1857 Ballarat, Victoria).

 

Jack William PRING, aka William Jack PRING (b. 1 June 1824 Concord, NSW) – Army Gunner, Australian Artillery, Service No; N207372 – Enlisted; 1st Jun 1942, Homebush, NSW – Discharged; 8th  Feb 1943 – Re-enlisted 9th Feb 1943 Sydney, NSW, as William Jack PRING, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Service No; 433011 - Squadron 462 – Halifax Bomber Squadron. 462 Squadron was reformed in August 1944 at RAF Driffield,  East Riding of Yorkshire. From early 1945 452 Squadron was part of 100 Gropu, Bomber Command and stationed at RAF Foulsham, 15 miles North-West of Norwich. - WO Jack PRING was Air crew as Wireless Operator June to September 1945 – Discharged 13th Mar 1946 as Warrant Officer – Wife; Ellen Elizabeth PRING (nee; Macfarlane) NOK; Father; Samuel Gammon PRING (b. 1890 County Wexford, Ireland).

 

John PRING (b. 16 Dec 1872 Ballarat, Victoria) Australian Army Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, AIF. – Service No; 4855 – Enlisted; 16 Sep 1915 Adelaide S.A. Aged 42yrs. – Medals; 1914-1918 Victory Medal, 1914-1918 British War Medal, 1915 Star – Killed in Action (KIA) died from wounds, France, buried; Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France – NOK; Wife; Alice Frances PRING (nee; PRIDHAM) (b. 8 Jan 1876 Hindmarsh, South Australia – Father; Frederick Charles PRING (b. 6 Apr 1834 Croydon, Surrey), Emigrated to Australia.

 

John PRING (b.14 Jul 1919 Narara, NSW) Australian Army Corporal – 5th Farm Company, Australian Military Forces (AMF) – Service No; N151115 – Enlisted; 23rd May 1941 Wyong, NSW – Deployed; Embarked on Dutch Vessel; ‘Van der Lijn’ 18th Mar 1944,  Disembarked Lae, Papua New Guinea. Returned to Brisbane, Queensland 25th Apr 1945. Embarked Brisbane, 4th Jun 1845 HMAT Duntroon, disembarked Lae, PNG,  13th Jun 1945 Transferred to Madang, PNG,  1ST Aug 1945, returned to  Cairns, Queensland, 26th Oct 1945. Medals; War Badge No; A237601 -  Discharged;  25th Jan 1946 NOK; Father, Reginald Edward PRING (b. 1881 Young, NSW).

 

John Leslie Tyrrell PRING (b. 29 Jan 1912, Lambassa, Fiji) Australian Army, Lieutenant, 2nd/2nd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, 6th Australian Division – Enlisted; 19th Jun 1940 Caufield, Victoria – Deployed;  Ceylon, 24 Mar 1942, Embarked Ceylon (8 Jul 1942) onboard HMT Aronda (British India Steam Navigation Co. 4,400 tons) to Melbourne. (7 Aug 1942) - Embarked Cairns (19 Dec 1944)  onboard ‘(US Armed Transport SS Thomas Corwin’ - 4,000 tons) Disembarked, (7 Dec 1944) Aitape, PNG, detached to HMAS Swan.

Medals:  Order of the British Empire, MBE  1946, Citation; Meritorious Service as Senior Naval Bombardment Liaison Officer to Royal Navy & Royal Australian Navy Units in the Aitape-Wewak Campaign Areas, Papua New Guinea (Nov 1944-Aug 1945) - 1939-1945 Star - Pacific Star - 1939-1945 Defence Medal - 1939-1945 War Medal - 1939-1945 Australian Service Medal, War Badge No; A143741 – Discharged; 19th Nov 1945 – NOK; Wife; Ceska Maxine PRING (nee; MCSHANE) (b. 1917 St Leonards, Sydney, NSW) - Father, Leslie Edgar PRING (b. 1880 Sydney, NSW).

 

Joseph Loram PRING (b. 18 Nov 1908 Gympie) Lance Sergeant, Australian Military Forces (AMF) – Service No; Q121954 – Enlisted; 23rd May 1941 Albion, Queensland – Discharged; 2 Feb 1945 - NOK, Father; Frederick Richard PRING (b. 21 May 1876 Queensland).

 

Kenneth Percival PRING (b. 28 Sep 1920 Ballarat, Victoria) – Australian Army Sergeant, 8th Australian Battalion, Australian Military Forces (AMF) – Service No; 446498 & VX115743 & V58214 – Initially Enlisted; 1st Jan 1939 Ballarat, Victoria – Re-Enlisted; 12th Aug 1942, Larrakeyah, Northern Territory, Deployed; Embarked, Cairns Qld., 19th May 1944 on the Dutch Vessel ‘SS Both’ (KPM Line), Disembarked Lae, Papua New Guinea, 25th May 1944. Emplaned Nazdab, Morobe ProvInce, PNG  to Townsville, 5th Oct 1944. Returned to Port Moresby PNG, Embarked; Lae, 17th Nov 1944 onboard ‘Cape Victory’ (a USA Troop Ship of 6,770 tons), Disembarked; Emirau Island, Bismark Archipelago, PNG. Returned to Brisbane, 19th Nov 1945. – Medals; War Badge; A 99612 - Discharged; 6th  Dec 1945 NOK, Wife; Nellie Winifred PRING (nee; WALLIS) – Father; Frederick Charles PRING (b. 1888 Ballarat, Victoria) – Brother; 1. Ronald PRING (b. 29th May 1914 Ballarat, Victoria) Australian Army Sapper 6th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, 4th Division – Service No; V69908 – Brother; 2. Frederick James PRING (b. 15th Sep 1909 Ballarat, Victoria) Australian Army Gunner, 2nd/8th Artillery Field Regiment - Service No; VX28258.

 

Kenneth William PRING (b. 16 Jan 1914 Strathfield, NSW) Australian Army Lieutenant, 2nd/13th  Battalion, Australian Military Forces (AMF) – Service No; NX19354 – Enlisted; 31st  May 1940 Paddington, NSW – Medals; Africa Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal, 1939-1945 Australian Service Medal, Active Service Badge No. A92418 - Discharged; 19 Jul 1945 – NOK, Wife; Margaret Mary PRING (nee; FRIEND) (b. 1917 Ryde,], Sydney, NSW) – Father; Percy Gidley PRING (b. 31 Aug 1883 Canterbury, NSW).

 

Kevin PRING (b. 1 Jun 1926 Ballarat, Victoria) Australian Army – Service No; VX501486 – Enlisted; Watsonia, Victoria – Wife; Grace Helen PRING (nee; LADNER) (b. 1925) - NOK, Father; Frederick Charles PRING (b. 1888 Ballarat, Victoria).

 

Philip PRING (b. 1886 Ashfield, New South Wales) Australian Army Gunner, Sergeant & Lieutenant – 13th Battery, 5th Field Artillery Brigade (AIF) – Service No; 39475 – Enlisted; 21st Nov 1916 Sydney, NSW Age 30yrs. Posted to Officers Training School 5th Jun 1917 – Deployed; 30th Apr 1918 HMAT Port Darwin to Suez, Egypt, transferred to Port of Alexandria, 3rd Jul 1918 disembarked Southampton, Hampshire, 16th Jul 1918. Embarked from Dover to France, 4th Oct 1918 - Returned to Australia onboard SS Moeraki, (Union Steamship Company) –Medals; 1914-1916 British War Medal, 1914-1918 Victory Medal, War Badge No; 154478 & duplicate No; 08634 - Discharged; 3rd Jul 1919. – NOK; Wife; Phyllis P PRING (nee; FORD) -Father, Robert Darlow PRING (b. 29 Jan 1853 Mangoplah, Wagga, Wagga, NSW) Judge, NSW Supreme Court (See; Notable PRINGs, Website) – Brother; Sydney PRING (b. 30 Nov 1887 Ashfield, New South Wales) Australian Army Gunner (WW1) & Private (WW2) –         7th Field Artillery Brigade (WW1-AIF) & 25th Infantry Battalion (WW2-AMF) Service No; 36646 (WW1) & N427611 (WW2).

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Ronald PRING (b. 29 May 1914 Ballarat, Victoria) Australian Army Sapper 6th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, 4th Division – Service No; V69908 - Enlisted; 13 Mar 1941 – Discharged; 29 Jan 1942 – NOK, Mother; Emily PRING  (nee; KISLER) – Father; Frederick Charles PRING (b. 1888 Ballarat, Victoria) – Brothers; 1. Frederick James PRING (b. 15 Sep 1909 Ballarat, Victoria) Australian Army Gunner, 2nd/8th Artillery Field Regiment - Service No; VX28258 – Brother 2. Kenneth Percival PRING (b. 28 Sep 1920 Ballarat, Victoria) – Australian Army Sergeant, 8th Australian Battalion, Australian Military Forces (AMF) – Service No; VX115743 & V58214.

 

Ross Douglas PRING (b. 5 Jul 1922 Goulburn, NSW) Australian Army Gunner, 76th Australian Mobil Search Light Battery – Service No; NX 163623 & N199562 – Enlisted; 21st   Jan 1942, Orange, NSW, Deployed; Embarked 25th Jun 1943 Brisbane onboard SS Yochow (2,810GRT China Navigation Company), Disembarked 18th Jul 1943, Merauke, Papua New Guinea – Medals; War Badge No; A359651 - Discharged;  13th Nov 1946 - NOK, Father; Leslie PRING (b. 1883).

 

Samuel PRING (b. 4 Jul 1922 Bexley, NSW) Australian Army Sergeant, 21st Australian Advance Ordnance Depot – Service No; 21037 & NX136801 – Enlisted; 26th Nov 1942 South Strathfield, Sydney, NSW – Discharged; 15th Mar 1948 – Father; Samuel Gammon PRING (b. 1890 County Wexford, Ireland).

 

Thomas PRING (b.17 Dec 1902 Surrey, England) Australian Army Sergeant. Australian Military Forces (AMF) – Service No; S1676 – Enlisted; 15th Sep 1941 Keswick, South Australia – Medals; War Badge A280711 - Discharged; 15th Mar 1946 – NOK; ? -

 

Thomas Hooper PRING (b. 1 Sep 1905 Sydney, NSW) Australian Army, Staff Sergeant, 18th Australian Army Ordnance Depot – Service No; N274842 – Enlisted; 6th Aug 1941 Paddington, NSW, Age 35yrs. Deployed;  Embarked; Townsville, HMT Katoomba, 10th Mar 1945, Disembarked Jacquinot Bay, East New Briton Province Papua New Guinea, 17th Mar 1945 - Medals; Pacific Star, War Medal, Australian Service Medal War Badge No,. A133772 dated; 5th Nov 1945  – Discharged; 5 Nov 1945 -  NOK, Wife; Maude Louise PRING (nee; LEONARD)

 

William PRING (b. 1880 ) Age 36yrs. Enlisted; 18th Aug 1916 Lake Grace WA

Walter Wesley PRING-SHAMBLER (b. 26 Apr 1896 Gympie, Queensland) Australian Army Private, 2nd General Reinforcements (AIF) & 1st Garrison Battalion (AMF) – Service No; 53007 (WW1) & Q187137 (WW2) – Private PRING-SHAMBLER enlisted for both WW1 & WW2 - Enlisted; (WW1) 2nd Feb 1916 Rifle Range, Brisbane – Deployed Overseas; Ship RMS Osterley, departed; Sydney, 8th May 1918 - - Medals; 1914-1918 British War Medal - Discharged; (WW1) 11th Dec 1919 – Enlisted; (WW2) 20th Oct 1939 Brisbane, Queensland  – Discharged; (WW2) 18th May 1940 - NOK, Wife; Susan Wardlaw PRING (nee; ROSS) – Father; Joseph Walker SHAMBLER (b.1873 Crowlink, Sussex England) – Mother; Sarah Jane PRING (b. 19 May 1872 Queensland).

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Francis Pring HUXTABLE (b. 1891 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland) Australian Army Private, 11th Infantry Battalion, 13th-23rd Reinforcements (Jan – Dec 1916) – Service No; 4819 – Embarkation; Fremantle, 1st Apr 1916, Ship; HMAT Ulysses A38. – KIA 14th Aug 1916 France, buried; Courcelette, British Cemetery (10k’s from the Town of Albert, Somme, France.