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Frederick Sydney SPARGO

Regimental number4857
Place of birthNorton's Summit, South Australia
SchoolPublic School
ReligionBaptist
OccupationGardener
AddressNorwood, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriett Spargo, Kensington Terrace, Norwood, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death33.8
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 21), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Harriet SPARGO, Williams Avenue, Newstead, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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