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SPURR, Herbert Hector
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2992 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Walbundrie, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 15 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Walbundrie Memorial Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2992, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 26 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2992, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2992, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 2992, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2992 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-15 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Herbert Spurr's suffered mortal shrapnel wounds and died the same day on the 15 May 1918 in the 61st Casualty Clearing Station. Although living in Parramatta when he enlisted his mother called Walbundrie NSW as his place of association. They had probably left the area as Herbert's father had died in 1917. Herbert's brother Harold Spurr also enlisted and was severely wounded in the leg. He was returned to Australia in early 1918 and had was soon to learn of his brother's death.