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SPENCER, William Bailey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12040 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1920 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Lonsdale (Depot / Base) |
| Born: | Alphington, Victoria, Australia, 10 June 1905 |
| Home Town: | Alphington, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Permanent RAN |
| Died: | 17 February 1982, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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Service History
Non Warlike Service
| 2 Feb 1920: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, 12040 |
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World War 2 Service
| 2 Feb 1920: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, 12040 |
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Non Warlike Service
| 2 Feb 1920: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Boy, 2nd class, HMAS Tingira | |
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| 2 Dec 1920: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Boy, 1st Class, HMAS Tingira | |
| 26 Feb 1921: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Boy, 1st Class, HMAS Sydney (I) - WW1 | |
| 10 Jun 1922: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Sydney (I) - WW1 | |
| 14 Apr 1923: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Brisbane (I) | |
| 31 Jan 1924: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
| 21 Mar 1924: | Transferred Ordinary Seaman, HMAS Brisbane (I) | |
| 2 Aug 1924: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Brisbane (I) | |
| 1 Jan 1925: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
| 23 Apr 1926: | Transferred Able Seaman, HMAS Adelaide (I) | |
| 25 Jul 1927: | Transferred Able Seaman, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
| 31 Aug 1927: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Adelaide (I) | |
| 26 Apr 1928: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
| 17 May 1928: | Transferred Able Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
| 14 Aug 1929: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
| 21 Nov 1931: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
| 16 Apr 1932: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
| 21 Aug 1932: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
| 24 Apr 1933: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
| 17 Jun 1933: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I) | |
| 19 Oct 1934: | Transferred Able Seaman, HMAS Cerberus (Shore) | |
| 10 Apr 1935: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, HMAS Canberra (I) |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Mar 1939: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Clearance Diver, HMAS Leeuwin | |
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| 4 Sep 1939: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Clearance Diver, HMAS Stuart (I) | |
| 6 Mar 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Clearance Diver, HMAS Leeuwin | |
| 11 Apr 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman Clearance Diver, HMAS Lonsdale (Depot / Base) | |
| 30 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, 12040, HMAS Lonsdale (Depot / Base) | |
| 30 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, 12040 |
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