Edward William SPALDING

SPALDING, Edward William

Service Numbers: 5198 , 5198
Enlisted: 15 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Wanganella, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town: Borung, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wanganella & District War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5198 , 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
1 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 5198, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 5198, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne
20 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5198 , 6th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left elbow

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James Spalding and Mary Spalding of Meektharra, WA formerly of Deniliquin, NSW. Brother of John T.M. Spalding of Deniliquin, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal