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SPRIGGINS, Alfred David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1914, Morphetville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 1 |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Postal Corps |
| Born: | Belmont, Victoria, Australia, 30 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Geelong High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Military Staff Clerk |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 30 August 1950, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2, 3rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Morphetville, SA | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 2, 3rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Saldanha embarkation_ship_number: A12 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 2, 3rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, HMAT Saldanha, Adelaide | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Divisional Train, Egypt | |
| 13 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 2nd Division Headquarters, Gallipoli - Postal Service | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, Australian Army Postal Corps, Egypt | |
| 16 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, Australian Army Postal Corps, France | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917) | |
| 18 Jun 1918: | Honoured Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173 Date: 7 November 1918 | |
| 12 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 2, Australian Army Postal Corps, RTA 4 December 1918 and discharged (TPE). |
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