SPARGO, William Henry
Service Number: | 418689 |
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Enlisted: | 29 May 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Croxton, Victoria, Australia, 30 July 1923 |
Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
Schooling: | Northcote High School; Mathers Commercial College, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Flying Battle, Nuremburg, Germany, 31 March 1944, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany Plot 8, Row B, Grave 3 Headstone inscription reads: Dearly loved and sadly missed Roll of Honour - Preston, Victoria, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David and Jeannie Gordon Spargo of 176 Murray Road, East Preston, Victoria
Plane was Lancaster 111 Y 738 lost on air operations targeting Nuremburg, Germany
Medals: 1939-45 Star, Aircrew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal
School subjects passed - English, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Physics and History, but failed Latin and Chemistry. Later passed Auditing in 1940 and Mercantile Law in 1941
At the time of enlistment he was employed by Tozer, Kemsley and Milbourn (Australiasia) Pty. Lt. of Melbourne