SPURR, Herbert Edward
| Service Number: | 7128 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Loughborough, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | In England he was an assistant in a chemical laboratory.Horseman in Australia. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Rainecourt, France, 11 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Grave Reference: Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 16, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 7128, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Private, 7128, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1894 Spurr Herbert Edward Loughbro'
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The 1901 Census for Ratcliffe on Soar, Nottinghamshire, England, shows him as having been born 1895 in West Leake, Nottinghamshire. It also states that the wife of James was Sarah rather than Rebecca.
James Spurr Head 38 Gaddesby, Leicestershire
Sarah Spurr Wife 40 Normanton le Heath,Leicestershire
William M Spurr Son 19 Coalville, Leicestershire
Herbert E Spurr Son 6 West Leake, Nottinghamshire
The 1911 census states his occupation as ASSISTANT IN CHEMICAL LABORATORY at MIDLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE KINGSTON
James Spurr Head 49 Gaddesby, Leicestershire
Sarah Spurr Wife 50 Normanton le Heath, Leicestershire.
Herbert Edward Spurr Son 16 West Leake, Nottinghamshire
He was a son of James and Rebecca Spurr.
Next of kin-Wife, Mrs Annie Spurr, 261 Glenmore Road, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, later of Highwood Hill, Mill Hill, London. She subsequently left Australia and re-married in Swindon, Wiltshire, in 1919, becoming Mrs A. Halliday and lived in England.
Marriages Dec 1919
Halliday Frank Spurr Swindon 5a 75
Spurr Annie Halliday Swindon 5a 75
Enlistment date 10 December 1917.
He embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918. 19th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement.
He is remembered on the Ratcliffe on Soar - Holy Trinity Church War Memorial, Main Street, Ratcliffe on Soar NG11 0EB. The memorial is on the north wall of the nave. Dedication: 'Roll of Honour of the men of Ratcliffe on Soar who served their King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919.'
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