Spencer William (Spen) WILLINGTON

WILLINGTON, Spencer William

    Service Number: 4959
    Enlisted: 13 January 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 48th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Melrose, South Australia, 17 August 1878
    Home Town: Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
    Schooling: Melrose State School
    Occupation: Motor hand/ Blacksmith
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1916, aged 38 years
    Cemetery: Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France
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    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melrose 'In Memory of the Fallen" Great War 1914-18, Melrose Memorial Institute Honour Roll, Melrose RSL Community Room and Story Board, Melrose School Roll of Honour, Melrose War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    13 Jan 1916: Enlisted
    1 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 4959, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    1 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 4959, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
    31 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 4959, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4959 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-31

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    Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

    Spencer was the fourth son of Mrs. C.R. Willington of Melrose.  Spen attended the Melrose State School and enlisted with the 48th Infantry Battalion at Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.  On August 31, 1916, Spen was killed in action aged 38 years and is buried at Serre Road Cemetery No 2 in Frnace,  He was one of three sons who served in the Great War.

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