SPALHOLTZ, Henry Alexander
| Service Number: | 2402 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 May 1916, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Guildford, Western Australia, 20 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Yunndaga, Menzies, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Woolgar State School & Christian Brother's College, Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Student/Shop assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Menzies Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 6 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | |
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| 30 Oct 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2402, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' |
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| 30 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2402, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2402, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2402 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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"...2402 Private Henry Alexander Spalholtz, of Yunndaga, WA... Pte Spalhotz enlisted on 6 May 1916 and embarked from Fremantle on 30 October 1916 with the 4th Reinforcements, 43rd Battalion. On his arrival in England he entered the NCOs School of Instruction at Jellalabad Barracks and then went on to Infantry Officers College at Kandahar, both at Tidworth, reaching the rank of sergeant. He was killed in action on 4 October 1917, aged 19 years..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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