SPRITCH, Percy Alfred
| Service Numbers: | 587, 1463 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 14 July 1880 |
| Home Town: | Woodend, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Semaphore Collegiate School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 27 April 1949, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia Anglican Section |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 587, 6th South Australian Imperial Bushmen |
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World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1463, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1463, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 17 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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"SPRITCH.— The friends of the late Percy Alfred Spritch, late of 172 Egan street, Kalgoorlie, are respectfully informed that his re- mains will be interred in the Anglican portion of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. The Cortege will move from A. and J. Kyle's Private Chapel, Cassidy street, at 9.50 o'clock THIS (Thursday) MORNING...
SPRITCH.— R.S.L. Kalgoorlie Sub- Branch.— Members of the above are respectfully requested to attend the funeral of our late comrade, Percy Alfred Spritch, which will leave A. and J. Kyle's Private Chapel, Cassidy street, at 9.50 o'clock THIS (Thursday) MORNING.— J. V. Regan, Secretary." - from the Kalgoorlie Miner 28 Apr 1949 (nla.gov.au)
AIF record states that Percy Alfred Spritch served 18 months with Kitchener's Horse and 16 months with the IBC He enlisted in WW1 with 6th Reinforcements for 11LH AIF and later served in France with 13LH.