William Henry SPEER

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Service Number:	47
Enlisted:	23 February 1916, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Borung, Victoria, Australia, 22 November 1894
Home Town:	Borung, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Pneumonia, At sea (HMAT Runic), 30 July 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Korong Vale War Memorial

23 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 47, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 47, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 47, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
30 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 47, 38th Infantry Battalion, Died at sea from pneumonia. Buried at sea the following day (between Capetown and UK).

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