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SPALDING, Bruce Gordon
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX11802 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX11802 | |
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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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