Joseph George SPENCER

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Service Number:	443
Enlisted:	5 January 1915, A 27th Battalion 'original'
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Derby, England , 1 May 1885
Home Town:	Birkenhead, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 13 June 1918, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-le-Sec, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

5 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 443, 27th Infantry Battalion, A 27th Battalion 'original'
12 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 443, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
15 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 443, 27th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Rejoined Bn from sick list
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 443, 27th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
13 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 443, 27th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front"

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