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Clifton James SPARGO

Regimental number487
Place of birthQueen Street, East Brunswick, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBoolarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, William Benjamin Spargo, Hoods via Boolarra, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/14/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Squadron
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularClifton James enlisted in September 1914 and served on Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine and Syria. With the exception of two short illnesses he served right through the campaign, contracting Malaria after
FateDied of disease 15 October 1918
Place of death or woundingDamascus, Syria
Age at death26.6
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialDamascus British War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 57), Syria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
180
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Eliza SPARGO, Hood's Boolarra, Victoria

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