SPRINGER, Henry Guy
| Service Numbers: | 17521, Q50612 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
| Born: | Merton, England, 5 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Wimbledon Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Queensland, 17 July 1967, aged 77 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 17521, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 1 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 17521, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 17521, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 9 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17521, 1st Australian General Hospital |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q50612 | |
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| 25 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Private, Q50612, Gaythorne, Queensland | |
| 26 Oct 1940: | Involvement Private, Q50612 | |
| 6 Apr 1944: | Discharged Private, Q50612, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Born at Merton, Surrey, in 1889, and educated at Wimbledon Public School, England. Son of Henry John and Sarah Alice (nee Shaw) Springer, of 110 Pelham Road, Wimbledon. Married on 5th September, 1909, Harriett Mary, daughter of William and Louise Gibbons, of Selling, Kent. Children — Dorothy Louise and Henry John Springer. Enlisted at Brisbane on 14th October, 1916, and sailed for England on 1st August, 1917. Left for France on 16th October, and into the firing line, where he was wounded and invalided to England. Thence to Australia, arriving on 9th September, and discharged on 9th October, 1919.
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