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John SPROTT

Regimental number1418
Place of birthBroken Hill, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
Other training`
ReligionMethodist
OccupationElectrician
Addressc/o Mrs Sprott, Galena Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinSister, Mrs N Barnett, 82 Bromide Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 2 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24.6
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialMeteren Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 578), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
60
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth Ann SPROTT. Native of Broken Hill, New South Wales
Medals

Military Medal

'CG 189'
Source: 8/11/1917

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