SPRATT, Stuart Frank
| Service Number: | 385 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 15 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 18 April 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Picquigny British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll, Yass & District WW1 Roll of Honour, Yass St Andrew's Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Randwick, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, 385, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, 385, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-18 |
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"The Late Lieut. S. F. Spratt.
The late Lieut. S. F. Spratt was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Spratt, of 62 Pitt-street, Sydney, who were recently notified that he had died of wounds in France on April 18, aged 23 years. At the time he enlisted he was in the employ of Mr. Triggs, pastoralist, of Yass, but for seven years previously he was in the employ of Mr. H. A. Clark, of 62 Pitt-street. He was born at Burwood and educated at Fort-street School. Shortly after the landing at Gallipoli, in which he participated, he was wounded, but later he was present at Lone Pine.
He was a prominent amateur athlete, and a member of all the sports committees in connection with his battalion, and was a most successful competitor in the events, winning a high reputation amongst the men. In April, 1916, he won the Anzac Cup and the Obstacle Race at the big swimming carnival arranged for the troops after the evacuation. While training as an officer at Worcester College (Eng.) he captained the Worcester first fifteen at football and eleven at cricket, and at the regatta in connection with the college he won six events and obtained one second prize out of seven starts. After leaving the college he played with the A.I.F. headquarters staff in a football match against an English team, the former winning by five points to nil, the whole of the points being scored by Lieut. Spratt. He made a total of 101 points in 13 matches during the season. Out of 197 points scored by Worcester College at football he scored 89. Before leaving Sydney he was regarded as the best all-round amateur athlete in the Sydney Y.M.C.A." - from the Sydney Mail 07 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)
Buried at Picquigny British Cemetery, Picquigny, Amiens, Picardie, France
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