SPRITCH, Thomas Arthur
| Service Number: | 493 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 October 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Semaphore, South Australia, 17 March 1879 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Lefevre Peninsula Public School |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 May 1915, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 493, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 493, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 493, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 6 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 493, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 493 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-06 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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"THE LATE SERGEANT SPRITCH.
Sergeant T. A. Spritch, who was killed at the Dardanelles on May 31, was the eldest son of the late Mrs. T. A. Spritch Semaphore. He was born at Water-street, Semaphore, in 1880, and was educated at Lefevre's Peninsula school, and Mr. T. A. Caterer's Collegiate School, Semaphore. After leaving college, he entered the office of Messrs. Crooks & Brooker, where he remained four years. Subsequently he obtained his accountant and auditor's certificate, and joined the staff of the Union Bank. He held various important positions in South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland, where he enlisted, and was transferred to the 15th Battalion at Broadmeadows. Sergeant Spritch was a popular sportsman, having been a member of the Semaphore Lacrosse Club and the Port Adelaide Rowing Club. He left four sisters, Mrs. T. K. Weetman, Mrs. Hugh M. Waterman, both of the Semaphore; Mrs. Harry Lewis, Terminus Hotel, Adelaide; and Mrs. Crowe, Victoria; and one brother, Sergeant P. Spritch, now at the front. He was 35 years of age and was unmarried." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 19 Jun 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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