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SPENCE, George Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2729 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1916, Royal Agricultural Society Grounds, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Mascot, Botany Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Darlington Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Natural causes, Rathmines, New South Wales, Australia, 21 April 1960, aged 64 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2729, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Royal Agricultural Society Grounds, Sydney | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2729, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2729, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2729, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Dernancourt/Ancre, GSW right thigh (shell bullet) | |
| 19 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2729, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HT Miltiades, England for return to Australia - disemabrking Sydney 8 August 1919 | |
| 22 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2729, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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