William John SPURLING

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SPURLING, William John

Service Number:	3883
Enlisted:	25 July 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ninnes, South Australia, 14 October 1885
Home Town:	Port Wakefield, Wakefield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 21 June 1918, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bute District Council WW1 Roll of Honor, Kulpara District Council Roll of Honour, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

25 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
21 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3883, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3883, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide

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Biography

"..3883 Pte William John Spurling of 32nd Battalion. Pte Spurling enlisted on 25 July 1916 and embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Commonwealth on 21 September 1916. He was killed in action in France on 21 June 1918 aged 32 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Private W. J. SPURLING, of the 32rd Battalion, who was killed in action on June 21, was the elder twin son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Spurling, Beaufort. He left South Australia on September 21, 1916. He possessed a good constitution, and a brave spirit, and was in action for 18 months in France, with the exception of a few days leave at the beginning of this year. Private Spurling was well known in the district of Nantawarra and South Hummocks, where, in conjunction with his brother, he was engaged in farming for a num- ber of years. He had many splendid qualities, which, with his genial disposition, brought him many friends. Private E. T. Spurling was wounded on the day that his brother died.

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