SPRING, Michael Charles
| Service Numbers: | 69327, 3532, VX48831 VP4072 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | HQ Southern Command |
| Born: | Casterton, Victoria, Australia , 10 August 1899 |
| Home Town: | Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bahgallah State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Box Hill, Victoria, November 1981 |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Bahgallah Old Scholars & District Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 69327, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Nov 1918: | Embarked Private, 69327, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Medic, Sydney |
Non Warlike Service
| 13 Aug 1954: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, 3532, HQ Southern Command |
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World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement VX48831 VP4072 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mick Spring
Michael Charles Spring, saw service in both World War One and Two, however did not see any action in WWI as the Armistace was called whilst he was enroute. Michael again enlisted in 1939 as a Temporary Sergeant. He saw active service in the Middle East, Palestine (Rat of Tobruk) and Milne Bay. As the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of the 2nd/24th Battalion, he was awarded an MBE (Military) during action. Michael was a career soldier, his final RSM posting was to the RAASC School at Puckapunyal in 1951, retiring in August 1954. Michael was awarded the 1939/45 Star, Africa Star (1st Army Clasp), Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Australian Service Medal.
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