SPETTS, Charles Wilfred
| Service Numbers: | 1461, 1303 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Walhalla, Victoria, 2 March 1883 |
| Home Town: | Walhalla, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Walhalla State School |
| Occupation: | Quarryman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dandenong I.O.R. Hope of Dandenong Tent 165 Roll of Honor, Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1461, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1461, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1461, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1303, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1303, 5th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1303 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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"On Saturday word was received at Dandenong that Private Chas. Spetts, of the 5th battalion, B. Coy., 1st division, had been killed in action, and on Monday the flag at town hall was at half-mast in honor of the local volunteer. Private Spetts was at the landing on Gallipoli, were he was wounded. He returned to the firing line, and word has been received from the authorities that he was killed in action on August 7. Deceased, who was a native of Walhalla, and was 31 years of age, was a membr of the I.O.B., lodge and the rifle club, and had been employed for some time at the Dandenong quarry. To the bereaved relatives we extend our sympathy." - from the South Bourke and Mornington Journal 09 Sep 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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