Frank SPEARRITT MM

SPEARRITT, Frank

Service Number: 4564
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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World War 1 Service

11 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4564, Townsville, Queensland
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, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, 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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