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SPALDING, Edward Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 965 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 October 1914, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW. Although one document has him as enlisting at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Car Patrol (AIF) |
| Born: | Romsey, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Ironbark, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hampton, Victoria, Australia, 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 965, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW. Although one document has him as enlisting at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 22 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 965, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 965, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
| 21 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 965, 1st Light Car Patrol (AIF), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was C/- of his sister L. Wenzel of Fife Shire Hotel, Ironbark, Victoria
Son of James Spalding and Bridget Spalding nee Lanegan of Romsey, Victoria
Next of kin given as his brother J.T. Spalding of Kalgoorlie Police Station, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1919 aboad HMAT Ulimaroa disembarking at Melbourne on 22 April 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal