Alfred David SPRIGGINS MSM MID

SPRIGGINS, Alfred David

Service Number: 2
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
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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