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SPOONER, Reginald
Personal Details
Service Number: | 501 |
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Enlisted: | 21 January 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Violet Street State School, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 14 October 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 5, Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 501, 21st Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 501, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 501, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 501, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 501, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
29 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 501, 21st Infantry Battalion, Raid on German trenches | |
27 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 501, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 501, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
14 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 501, 21st Infantry Battalion, SW to right arm sustained in the front line near Ypres. Evacuated to 5th Aust Field Ambulance where he died of his wounds later the same day. | |
14 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 501, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 501 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-10-14 |
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