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STRATON, Spencer Dundas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1360 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | Landsborough, Victoria, Australia, 24 April 1885 |
| Home Town: | Boort, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Landsborough State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Boort, Victoria, Australia, 20 February 1958, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Landsborough Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1916: | Enlisted Private, 1360, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 6 Dec 1916: | Involvement 1360, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Dec 1916: | Embarked 1360, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 7 Mar 1917: | Promoted Second Class Air Mechanic, England | |
| 6 Apr 1917: | Transferred Second Class Air Mechanic, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, England. Proceeded to France 21 September 1917. | |
| 13 Sep 1919: | Discharged Private, 1360, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, RTA 6 May 1919 for discharge (TPE). |
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