George Henry SPINKS

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Service Number:	5178
Enlisted:	4 January 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, July 1886
Home Town:	Penguin, Central Coast, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	SW to abdomen , Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916
Cemetery:	Courcelette British Cemetery Plot V, Row C, Grave 8,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Penguin to the Great War

4 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5178, 12th Infantry Battalion
29 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5178, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5178, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
26 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion
9 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5178, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW head and back
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 5178, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5178 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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