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SPENCE, Olof Blackwood
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6099 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Croydon, New South Wales Australia , 15 July 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Glebe Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Muscian |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 22 April 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe War Memorial, Sydney St. James Anglican Church Roll of Honor WWI |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6099, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6099, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 22 May 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 6099, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6099 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-22 |
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Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011
Name Olof Blackwood Spence
Record Type Baptism
Birth Date 15 Jul. 1891
Baptism Date 22 Aug. 1891
Baptism Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parish as it Appears St James, Croydon
Father Arthur Spence
Mother Dora Louisa Spence