Hughie Bailey SPENCER

SPENCER, Hughie Bailey

Service Numbers: 6081, QX6417
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
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World War 1 Service

28 Jul 1916: Embarked Private, 6081, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
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
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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