James Edward SPALDING

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Service Number:	2406
Enlisted:	15 February 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Imperial Camel Corps
Born:	Romsey, Victoria, Australia, 1871
Home Town:	Geraldton, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station Hand
Died:	Northampton, Western Australia, 13 August 1924, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Northampton Cemetery (Australia) Roman Catholic Section. Interred on the 14 August 1924. May not have a headstone
Memorials:

15 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2406, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
16 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 2406, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: ''
16 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 2406, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Fremantle
9 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Camel Corps, From 10th Light Horse Regiment
11 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Imperial Camel Corps
6 Oct 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2406, Imperial Camel Corps , Discharged at the 5t Military District as medically unfit due to hernia and senility

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Husband of Annie Spalding of Perth, WA later of Port Headland, WA

Commenced return to Australia on 23 August 1917 aboard HT Boorara

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal