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SPELLS, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 567 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Wakefield, South Australia, Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 27 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 567, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 567, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 567, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 567, 6th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of Francis Naylor.