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Fredk Alexander SPURRELL

Regimental number3942
Place of birthCasterton, Victoria
SchoolCasterton State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressGlenally Dunfobin, Casterton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Fred J Spurrell, Glenally Dunfobin, Casterton, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadet Forces, also served for a short period in the Citizen Forces.
Enlistment date28 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 August 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Fredk spelt Frederick
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death19.9
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No. 37), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick James and Janet M. SPURRELL, Dunrobin, Casterton, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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