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SPROTT, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1418 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 November 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia , 28 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 24 April 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Meteren Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Blende Street Methodist Church Honour Board, Broken Hill Old Burke Ward Boys Roll of Honor, Broken Hill Railwaytown War Memorial, Broken Hill War Memorial, Broken Hill Wesley Uniting Church Memorial Windows |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1418, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1418, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-04-24 |
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"BROKEN HILL OFFICER KILLED.
BROKEN HILL, May 5.— Mr. and Mrs. J. Sprott, of Railwaytown, have been informed that their son, Lieut. J. Sprott, M.M., was killed in action on April 24. Lieut. Sprott, who was 24 years of age, was born in Broken Hill, and prior to enlisting was an electrician on Block 10 Mine. He enlisted in November, 1914, and had been through Gallipoli and France. He was wounded at Pozieres." - from the Adelaide Observer 11 May 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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