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SPENCE, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1420 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nairn Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action between 20 and 23 August 1916, France, 20 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL. , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nairn and District War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1420, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1420, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 20 Aug 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1420, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1420 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-20 |
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