Howard SPINKS

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Service Number:	6407
Enlisted:	27 October 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moolap, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Moolap, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Leopold State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Stone cutter
Died:	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1967, cause of death not yet discovered
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Leopold State School Honor Roll, Leopold and District Residents Honor Roll

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27 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6407, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6407, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6407, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
1 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 37th Infantry Battalion, France
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6407, 37th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6407, 37th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, GSW to legs and face. Evacuated to UK. Did not rejoin unit.
13 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6407, 37th Infantry Battalion, RTA 11 December 1918 and discharged as MU (illness).

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