SPRING, John Leopold
| Service Number: | 3261 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Koroit, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Koroit, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 27 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXIV, Row G, Grave No. 3A |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Koroit Fire Brigade Honor Roll, Koroit War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3261, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3261, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3261, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 3261, 60th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3261 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frances and the late John Spring, of 6, Joyce St., Elwood, Victoria, Australia
HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP
KOROIT SOLDIER KILLED.
On Tuesday last official intimation was received that Corporal Leo Spring had died of wounds in France on 27th September. The sad intelligence was conveyed to his mother by Mr. F. Norman, owing to the indisposition of the Rev. W. Reed, who received the message. The deceased soldier was 24 years of age, and was the eldest son of Mrs. J. Spring, Station street. Corporal Spring was a young man whose conduct both as a soldier and in private life the members of his family can only take pride in, and general regret was expressed by all when the news spread broad cast.
The young man enlisted in July and went into camp in August, 1915. He sailed in November, and after spending seven months in Egypt, landed in Marseilles late in July, 1916. Since then he has been serving with the forces on different fronts in France. The late Corporal Spring set a fine example and one that could be well emulated. He was a young man who excelled in manly sports, and his prowess in the football field in pre war days is not forgotten by his many admirers. He played the part of a man all through and the sorrow his untimely death will cause the members of his family will be tempered by that knowledge. He had seen a good deal of hard fighting, and had done his share to win further glory for the Australian army, which by his death has lost a most promising soldier.
Corporal Spring was a native of Koroit, and was working in Melbourne at the time he enlisted. He was a general favorite among his comrades and the townspeople. He was ever a good son, and all those who were acquainted with him will grieve to know that such a promising young life has been so suddenly terminated, and the members of the family will have the sincere sympathy of all in their irreparable loss. Flags were flown half-mast from public and private buildings on Wednesday in respect to the memory of the young soldier.
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