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Ernest William SPARK

Regimental number2043
Date of birth23 December 1896
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Arch Spark, 71 Geelong Road, Ballarat East, Victoria
Enlistment date24 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Provost Corps
FateReturned to Australia 24 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 January 1963
Place of burialCaulfield Cemetery, Victoria

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