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SPROULE, Ernest Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2390 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Snug, Tasmania, 21 January 1884 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Nine Elms British Cemetery Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinghe, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2390, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2390, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2390, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded Private, 2390, 40th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW (left thigh) | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded Private, 2390, 40th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, 2nd occasion - GSW (abdomen) |
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