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SPENCER, Claude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2029 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nathalia, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Nathalia, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | King Street State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2029, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 2029, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 2029, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Spencer and Margaret Spencer nee Kenny of 173 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal