Pte
Gustav Gottlieb Berthold Sporn
Informations sur naissance
|
Date de naissance: 05/01/1896 |
|
Lieu de naissance: Yanyarrie, South Australia, Australia |
Informations générales
|
Profession: ouvrier journalier |
Informations service militaire
|
Pays: Australia |
|
Force armée: Australian Imperial Force |
|
Rang: Private |
|
Numéro de service: 1948A |
|
Incorporation date: 30/05/1916 |
|
Incorporation nom de lieu: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
|
Unités: — Australian Infantry, 35th Bn. (Newcastle's Own Regiment) (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
|
Date de décès: 12/10/1917 |
|
Lieu de décès: Keerselaarhoek, Belgique |
|
Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
|
Âge: 21 |
Mémorial
|
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panneau: 25 |
Distinctions et médailles 2
|
British War Medal Médaille |
|
Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 3
| #1 | Lieu de naissance | ||
| #2 | Lieu d'enrôlement | ||
| #3 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
Private Gustav Gottlieb Berthold Sporn, 20 years old and a former farm labourer from Yanyarrie Australia, was the youngest son of 10. His parents, Frederick Gottlieb Ernst and Johanne Karoline Konig were both born in Australia, but his grandfather (on fathers side) was of German descent. Johann Friedrich Sporn was originally of Seifersdorf, Christianstadt, Prussia, today Poland.
Private Sporn was part of the 35th Battalion Australian Infantry, 9th Australian Brigade, 3rd Australian Division. Before the Battle of Passchendaele, his battalion was active in the Battle of Messines. On 7 June 1917 Gustav was wounded in action, a shot wound in the left arm and eye. He recovered and rejoined his unit on 4 August 1917.
His battalion took part in the First Battle of Passchendaele on 12 October 1917. The 3rd Australian Division attacked at 5.25 a.m. The 34th Battalion Australian Infantry advanced but heavy shelling on the jump-off line brought confusion, as men could not determine which barrage was theirs and which was fired by the Germans. The 35th Bn. A.I.F., in support, overran Defy Crossing, Hillside Farm and Augustus Wood. They could go as far as the village of Passchendaele, where patrols entered the abandoned village. While going forward astride the Passchendaele road the soldiers found several wounded of the 66th Division still hiding in shell holes from the attack on 9 October. But the attack was not strong enough to secure it and they had to fall back almost to their jump-off line.
According to several witnesses private Sporn was hit by a shell near the jump off line (Cemetery-Keerselaarhoek). His remains were not recovered or identified after the war. He is remembered on the Menin Gate in Ieper.
Private Sporn was part of the 35th Battalion Australian Infantry, 9th Australian Brigade, 3rd Australian Division. Before the Battle of Passchendaele, his battalion was active in the Battle of Messines. On 7 June 1917 Gustav was wounded in action, a shot wound in the left arm and eye. He recovered and rejoined his unit on 4 August 1917.
His battalion took part in the First Battle of Passchendaele on 12 October 1917. The 3rd Australian Division attacked at 5.25 a.m. The 34th Battalion Australian Infantry advanced but heavy shelling on the jump-off line brought confusion, as men could not determine which barrage was theirs and which was fired by the Germans. The 35th Bn. A.I.F., in support, overran Defy Crossing, Hillside Farm and Augustus Wood. They could go as far as the village of Passchendaele, where patrols entered the abandoned village. While going forward astride the Passchendaele road the soldiers found several wounded of the 66th Division still hiding in shell holes from the attack on 9 October. But the attack was not strong enough to secure it and they had to fall back almost to their jump-off line.
According to several witnesses private Sporn was hit by a shell near the jump off line (Cemetery-Keerselaarhoek). His remains were not recovered or identified after the war. He is remembered on the Menin Gate in Ieper.
Sources 7
|
AIF Project https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=284742 Sources utilisées |
|
Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Sources utilisées |
|
Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/advanced-search/people?people_preferred_name=sporn&people_service_number=1948&people_unit= Sources utilisées |
|
CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1601296/sporn,-gustav-gottlieb-berthold/ Sources utilisées |
|
Service File https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=8091292&isAv=N Sources utilisées |
|
Trench Maps https://maps.nls.uk/view/101464912 Sources utilisées |
|
War Diary https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1342686 Sources utilisées |