Gordon District Cricket Club
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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On Saturday August 3, 2024, Tom Pritchard, the last Rat of Tobruk died aged 102. Tom served in the 2/5th Australian Field Ambulance during the siege of Tobruk in 1941. Gordon cricketer Victor Taylor served in the 2/13th Battalion at the same time as Tom, however died in 1952 at the age of 33 still suffering from the effects of his time in the war.
On Saturday August 3, 2024, Tom Pritchard, the last Rat of Tobruk died aged 102. Tom served in the 2/5th Australian Field Ambulance during the siege of Tobruk in 1941. Gordon cricketer Victor Taylor served in the 2/13th Battalion at the same time as Tom, however died in 1952 at the age of 33 still suffering from the effects of his time in the war.
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