Reginald SPOONER

SPOONER, Reginald

Service Number: 501
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
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World War 1 Service

21 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 501, 21st Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
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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