Stephen SPENCER

SPENCER, Stephen

Service Numbers: 2171, 1184
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
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World War 1 Service

10 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2171, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
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

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Biography 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