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Harold James SPRY

Regimental number5255
Place of birthTungkillo, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm hand
AddressTungkillo, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.1
Height5' 6"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Spry, Tungkillo, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 9 months in the 75th and 76th Senior Cadets; thereafter transferred to Exempt Area.
Enlistment date28 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 February 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Discharge date28 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Admitted to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 21 November 1916; discharged to duty, 3 December 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 13 days.

Wounded in action, 25 February 1917 (gun shot wound, left arm: severe).

Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 29 April 1917; discharged to duty, 20 July 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 83 days.

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Wounded in action (second occasion), 30 July 1918 (gun shot wound, face, right ear).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramic', 25 January 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 28 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 November 1973
Age at death77
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, SPRY Harold James

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