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SPENCE, Hugh Gillies Cameron
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1283 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Cohuna, Victoria, April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Barwite, Mansfield, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram employee |
| Died: | Natural causes (cancer), Heidelberg, Vic., 1964 |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton RC section - Grave 198 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1283, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1283, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1283, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant, 1283, 13th Light Horse Regiment |
Personal Stories
Hugh Gillies Cameron Spence
Hugh Gillies Cameron Spence left Australia with the AIF Lighthorse but was offered a commission with the Imperial Camel Corp as second Lieutenant and was active in Palestine with T.E.Lawrence.He is mention in the preface of Lawrence's book "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom. He was also mentioned in dispatches by Allenby and was awarded the order of the El Nadha by the king of the Hejaz Feisal. A full potted history is available on the Melbourne Tramway's museum Anzac's site.
Submitted 12 December 2016 by hugh spence
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