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SPRY, William Paterson
Personal Details
Service Number: | 669 |
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Enlisted: | 9 March 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Culgoa, Buloke, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, 6 July 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Queenscliff Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 669, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 669, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 669, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
14 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, France | |
7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 669, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 669, 38th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, SW to arm and hand. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 22 November 1917. | |
25 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, France | |
29 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 669, 38th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
25 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 38th Infantry Battalion, France | |
8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 669, 38th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
14 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 669, 38th Infantry Battalion, RTA 31 December 1918 and discharged as MU (illness). |
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