SPALDING, Patrick Henry
| Service Number: | 2881 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1916, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wanganella, Conargo, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Deniliquin War Memorial, Wanganella & District War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2881, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2881, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2881, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Training Battalion, From 38th Battalion | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 10th Training Battalion | |
| 2 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, From 67th Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2881, 38th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the arm and hand | |
| 2 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, From 38th Battalion | |
| 10 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Australian General Hospital - WW1, From the A.A.M.C. | |
| 7 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Field Ambulance, From the 3rd Australian General Hospital | |
| 15 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2881, 13th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Charles Spalding and Mary Spalding of Hay NSW. Brother of Bridget H. Spalding.
Next of kin given as his sister Mrs William Bott of Deniliquin, NSW
On the 22 May 1919 Patrick married Dora Maud Richardson in the Parish Church of St. Michael, Stockwell, Lambeth, England. Vicar Richard Dixon officiated. At the time of the marriage they were living at 125 Stockwell Park Road, Stockwell, England
Commenced return to Australia on 8 October 1919 aboard HT Benalla disembarking on the 29 November 1919
In February 1945 Patrick was residing at 5 Waltham Street, Richmond, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal