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SPEARS, Walter
Personal Details
| Enlisted: | 11 September 1915 |
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| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 19 March 1882 |
| Home Town: | Leeton, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Suicide, At sea near Adelaide (SS Themistocles), 27 December 1917, aged 35 years |
| Memorials: | Leeton ANZAC Memorial Clock Tower and Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 27 Dec 1917: | Involvement 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: T/Lieut awm_died_date: 1917-12-27 |
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