SPELLING, Patrick
| Service Number: | 843 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Signaller (previous military service with Imperial Rifle Brigade (England). |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mitiamo, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 3 August 1935, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 843, 7th Infantry Battalion, Signaller (previous military service with Imperial Rifle Brigade (England). | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 843, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 843, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 843, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 29 Jan 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 843, 7th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit (malaria). |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
Patrick Spelling, known as ‘Patsy’, was born in London, England, the son of Mr. J. Spelling, of Paistow, England. He worked on a farm at Mitiamo, and had previously been employed as a Labourer. He was 25 years old, and had previous military service in the Imperial Rifle Brigade (England), including service in India. He Enlisted in Bendigo on 21/8/14 and arrived at Broadmeadows Camp on 24/8/14. He was allotted Service no. 843 and appointed to ‘G’ Company, 7th Battalion. While at Broadmeadows he became a Signaller.
The 7th Battalion left Broadmeadows Camp on 18 October, 1914, and embarked for service overseas on board HMAT ‘Hororata’. Arriving in Egypt the battalion moved into camp at Mena, at the foot of the pyramids. (6/12/14)
In January, 1915, the Australian force was re-organized. In the 7th Battalion ‘G’ and ‘H’ Companies joined to form the new ‘D’ Company. This meant that all the men from Northern Victoria were together in one Company.
The 7th Battalion was part of the force which landed at Anzac Cove on 25th April, 1915. Patrick Spelling did not participate in the Landing. He had Embarked with the battalion but was diagnosed with Malaria immediately prior to the Landing. He RTA M.U. on 5/7/15.
He was one of the returned soldiers who attended the 2nd Civic Reception (i.e. “Welcome Home”) held in the Bendigo Town Hall on Tuesday 31 March, 1916.
“The First Lot. 7th Battalion. The first men of the Bendigo district to volunteer for service in the First World War.”: Larna Malone
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