William Henry SPOONER MM

SPOONER, William Henry

    Service Number: 5504
    Enlisted: 25 May 1915
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
    Born: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia, 23 December 1897
    Home Town: Not yet discovered
    Schooling: Christ Church School, Sydney
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Cancer, Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 14 July 1966, aged 68 years
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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    World War 1 Service

    25 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5504, 5th Field Ambulance
    30 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 5504, 5th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
    30 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 5504, 5th Field Ambulance, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
    8 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 5504, 5th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    9 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 5504, 5th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    17 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 5504, 5th Field Ambulance, Embarked Alexandria in 'Arcadian' for France. Disembarked Marseilles 23 March 1916.
    20 Sep 1917: Honoured Military Medal, 2nd Passchendaele , For attending to a wounded man while under heavy shell-fire at Bellewaarde Ridge, Belgium.
    5 Oct 1917: Wounded Private, 5504, 5th Field Ambulance, Polygon Wood, GSW right thigh
    18 Aug 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Taken on strength AFC.
    8 Apr 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Promoted 2nd Lieutenant on probation.
    14 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC)

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