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SPENCER, Stephen
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2171, 1184 |
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Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Shelbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | East Shelbourne State School, No 1012, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Krithia, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2171, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1184, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1184, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
8 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 2171, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2171 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-08 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Hugh Spencer and Hannah Spencer nee Saunders
Next of kin given as his brother Edward Spencer of 71 Thompson Street, Williamstown, Victoria. Also brother of John William Spencer of Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal