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Eric SPRINGFIELD

Regimental number290
Place of birthBroomfield, Victoria
SchoolState School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPeople's Palace, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinFather, Samuel Albert Springfield, Eganstown, near Daylesford, Victoria
Previous military serviceTwo years service in Royal Australian Navy.
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name31st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915.
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 October 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialThistle Dump Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 14), Longueval, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
119
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: S.A. and R. Springield, "Currajong", Wandenong Road, East Caulfield, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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