Bruce Gordon SPALDING

SPALDING, Bruce Gordon

Service Number: VX11802
Enlisted: 27 February 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion
Born: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 16 October 1916
Home Town: Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, New Guinea, 6 August 1943, aged 26 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
CWGC Grave Site: Plot Q. Row A. Grave 13. Inscription: "HE DIED SO THAT WE MAY LIVE"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, VX11802
27 Feb 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX11802
5 Mar 1940: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , assigned to the 2/5 Australian Infantry Battalion. Succumbed to wounds in New Guinea.

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