James St George (Jim) SPROULE

SPROULE, James St George

Service Number: 1069
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: The Royal Artillery (Field)
Born: Kew, Victoria, Australia, 31 October 1893
Home Town: Kew, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Medical Student
Died: Watford, Hertfordshire, England, 26 June 1948, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

21 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 1069, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 1069, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
1 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1069, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Jim was wounded twice at Gallipoli and had various bouts of dysentery and diphtheria. See his records in the National Archives.
22 Dec 1915: Transferred British Forces (All Conflicts), The Royal Artillery (Field), Discharged "in consequence of being appointed to a commission in the Royal Field Artillery (Imperial Army). He was awarded an MC in 1917 for "behaving with great gallantry at the taking of Vimy Ridge."

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