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SPRY, John Benjamin

Service Number:	6137
Enlisted:	10 April 1916
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Minlaton, Yorke Peninsula, 13 July 1881
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	10 January 1943, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: 6S, Site No: 24
Memorials:	Ceduna Denial Bay and Districts WW1 Roll of Honor, Ceduna Murat Bay and District WW1 Honor Roll, Coobowie Old Scholars and Teachers WW1 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

10 Apr 1916:	Enlisted
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 6137, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 6137, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Corporal, 6137

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