Regimental number | 4534 |
Place of birth | Shawlands Eastwood Parish, County |
School | Shawlands Academy |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Leongatha, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Father, Andrew Sprouill, 51 Prince Edward Street, StrathbogiceScotland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Malwa on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military (Plot II, Row K, Grave No. 5), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 103 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew and Margaret SPROULL, 275 Crow Road, Partick, Glasgow, Scotland. Native of Pollockshaws, Newlands, Glasgow, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |