Regimental number | 3612 |
Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Boot manufacture |
Address | 10 Compton Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Edith Spurritt, 10 Compton Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3612B |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres Belgium |
Age at death | 21.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 29), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Annie Edith SPURRITT, 50 Leicester Street, Parkside, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Father: 2481 Pte Edward SPURRITT, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |