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SPORN, Gustav Gottlieb Berthold

Service Numbers:	1948, 1948A
Enlisted:	30 May 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Yanyarrie, South Australia, 5 January 1896
Home Town:	Yanyarrie , South Australia
Schooling:	Yanyarrie Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carrieton Honour Roll, Carrieton War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

30 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1
12 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1948, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1948, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1948A, 35th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1948A awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12
Date unknown:	Involvement 1948, 35th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

War service: Western Front

Service Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal