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SPENCER, George Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 20005 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 June 1917, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Port Melbourne State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fitter and Turner |
| Died: | War related Injuries Gassed, Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 21 February 1961 |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 20005, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 20005, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 20005, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 15 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Base Depot (AIF), Posted to Australian Staging Camp Suez for onward movement to UK | |
| 13 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 11th Field Company Engineers, Taken on Strength of Unit in the field France | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 20005, 11th Field Company Engineers, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Gassed evacuated to England for treatment and convalescence Birmingham War Hospital 6 th October 1918 | |
| 1 Mar 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, HQ AIF Depots UK (AIF) , Promoted Temporary Corporal AIF Depot UK Tidworth for duty | |
| 1 Jul 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, HQ AIF Depots UK (AIF) , Promoted Sergeant AIF Depot UK No2 Group for duty | |
| 8 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20005, 11th Field Company Engineers, Discharge from service -- Medically Unfit (Gassed) -- 3MD Melbourne, Victoria |
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