Michael Kenneth PRATT, GC (Living Recipient)
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: Constable
Unit/Occupation: No. 18182. Victoria Police Force, Melbourne, Australia
Date and Place of Birth: 13th November 1954, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Family: Son of Mr Ken and Mrs Valda Pratt, four brothers. Husband of Mrs Dianne Pratt (Married in 1976), Two children: son Stephen and daughter Danielle.
Early Life: Educated at the Christian Brothers College (Junior School) at Alphington and Bundoora, Victoria, where he reached the rank of Corporal in the School Cadet unit. Further education was undertaken at Preston Technical School, Victoria where he was Captain of the First 18 Australian Football Club in 1972. Played for Macleod Cricket Club and Watsonia Club Diamond Valley Football League
Date and Place of GC Action: 4th June 1976, Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Australia
The London Gazette: 4th July 1978