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SPOONER, George William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1238 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goorambat, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Port Melbourne State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk / Post Office |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I. Row M. Grave 3. Inscription: THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Noyes Bros. Ltd. Honour Roll |
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World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1238, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 13 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1238, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1238, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 7 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1238, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Private, 29th Infantry Battalion, Reverted to Ranks -- Own Request | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1238, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Tunisian" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1238, 29th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1238, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1238, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1238, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1238 awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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