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SPEARRITT, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4564 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1915, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cooktown, Queensland, 14 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Photographer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 21 January 1976, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4564, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4564, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4564, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4564, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 25 Feb 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Near Le Barque on 25/26th February 1917... Showed great pluck and devotion to duty... | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4564, 9th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , Shell wound (right shoulder) | |
| 26 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4564, 9th Infantry Battalion |
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