Pte. George Sprott

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Pte. George Sprott

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Green Island, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
Death: October 08, 1918 (31)
Le Cateau-Cambresis, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (World War I: Killed in Action.)
Place of Burial: [III. D. 3.], Naves, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Robert Sprott and Margaret Agnew Sprott
Brother of Robert Andrew Sprott; William Lawrie Sprott; Susan Duncan; Hugh Wilson Sprott; Robert Sprott and 8 others

Occupation: New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion.
Find A Grave ID: 56632058
Service No: WWI 23/289
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:

About Pte. George Sprott

George Sprott was born at Green Island, Dunedin in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island on 4 June 1887. His parents were Robert Sprott and Margaret Agnew Sprott (née Lawrie) who had married in Dunedin on 22 June 1876. During World War I George served with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion. He was killed in action in France during the Second Battle of Le Cateau (5 to 11 October 1918). 31-year-old George was buried in the Naves Communal Cemetery Extension [III. D. 3.]. Two of his brothers also died during World War I; Percy George Sprott was killed in action at Gallipoli on 9 August 1915 and Frederick Charles Sprott was wounded at Gallipoli and died of those wounds at Alexandria in Egypt on 12 November 1915. Bio by Debbie McCauley (8 September 2024).

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohSM-SY.html / Ref 16.4.2021
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Pte. George Sprott's Timeline

1887
June 4, 1887
Green Island, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
1918
October 8, 1918
Age 31
Le Cateau-Cambresis, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
October 8, 1918
Age 31
Naves Communal Cemetery Extension, [III. D. 3.], Naves, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France