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SPROLES, Albert Augustus Hipithite
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 482 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Terrors Creek, Queensland, Australia , 22 December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia , 23 September 1968, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nambour Garden Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Pine Shire Council Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 482, 4th Machine Gun Company, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 482, 4th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 482, 4th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Albert's parents were Nelson Horatius Sproles and Mary Ann Elizabeth Woodward. His father selected land at Laceys Creek in 1887. Albert was working as a farmer at Terrors Creek when he enlisted on 29 December 1915 at Brisbane. Albert listed his brother as his next of kin. Albert is listed on the 1919 and 1925 electoral rolls as living at Terrors Creek and working as a farmer.