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William Argyle SPRING

Regimental number2457
Place of birthMoama, New South Wales
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarrier
AddressBahgallah, via Casterton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, W Spring, Bahgallah, via Casterton, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death21
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 15), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
45
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Annie SPRING

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