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Frederick Henry SPERLING

Regimental number5913
Place of birthEchuca Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressTongala, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Frederick Sperling, Tongala, Victoria
Enlistment date31 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 7 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 7087 Pte Percival SPERLING, 14th Bn, killed in action, 22 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 March 1951

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