SPRATT, Samuel Patton
(Service number 47774)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Mataura, NZ |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | John Spratt (father)Inchclutha, Stirling, Otago | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 26th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMZT 85 Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Infantry | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 August 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | England | ||
| Cause | Died of Disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Plymouth (Efford) cemetery, Devon, England | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of John and Esther Spratt Inchclutha, Stirling, Otago
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