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SPRING, William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5175 |
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Enlisted: | 12 January 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 12 August 1898 |
Home Town: | Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Fort Street High School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Farm labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, aged 18 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5175, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5175, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney |
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