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SPARSHOTT, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 948 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Croydon, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Highbury, Narrogin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Croydon School, Whitehorse Road, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, At sea on board HS Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea. Chaplain Lt. Colonel Hugo officiated Panel 34, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Narrogin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 948, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 948, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 948, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of Henry and Rhoda Sparshott of 403 Whitehorse Road, Thornton Heath, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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