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SPEERING, Hugh Corneil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2795 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, June 1883 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2795, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2795, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 2795, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2795 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
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