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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).
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- Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
- New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohSM-SY.html / Ref 16.4.2021
Pte. George Sprott's Timeline
1887 |
June 4, 1887
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Green Island, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
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1918 |
October 8, 1918
Age 31
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Le Cateau-Cambresis, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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October 8, 1918
Age 31
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Naves Communal Cemetery Extension, [III. D. 3.], Naves, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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