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SPENCER, Hughie Bailey
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6081, QX6417 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Fairfield, Victoria, Australia, 4 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Fairfield, State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | 2 June 1962, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Alphington Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 6081, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 6081, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6081, 59th Infantry Battalion, OFFENCE: Being AWL from midnight on 21/ 9 / 1916. till 10am on 22/ 9 / 1916. Perham Downs. AWARD: 3 Days C.C. Forfeits 1 Days's Pay. | |
| 10 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6081, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 12th General Hospital, Debility (Bronchitis) | |
| 21 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6081, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for England - Ex France - Bronchitis. Admitted to Southern Gen Hospital Bristol. | |
| 30 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6081, 59th Infantry Battalion, Admitted to Bde. Hospital, Perham Downs, Pneumonia. | |
| 5 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6081, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to Delhi Hospital, Tidworth. | |
| 18 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6081, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharched to No. 2 Com. Depot, Weymouth. | |
| 10 Jan 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6081, 59th Infantry Battalion, Left England for return to Australia per H.T. "CORINTHIC" due to Empysema. | |
| 3 Mar 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6081, 59th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked at Melbourne. | |
| 1 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Enlisted QX6417, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
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| 1 Oct 1939: | Promoted Lieutenant, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 1 Jul 1940: | Promoted Captain, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 2 Feb 1941: | Embarked Captain, QX6417, 2nd/10th Field Regiment, Embarked Queen Mary with 2/10 Regiment from 2MD - Disembarked Malaya (Singapore) 1-3- 1941 | |
| 29 Sep 1941: | Discharged Captain, QX6417, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted QX6417 |
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