Henry Bailey (Harry) SPENCER

SPENCER, Henry Bailey

    Service Number: VX1113
    Enlisted: 24 November 1939
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Alphington, Victoria, Australia, 23 December 1910
    Home Town: Black Rock, Bayside, Victoria
    Schooling: Fairfield State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Quarryman
    Died: Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 5 August 1987, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia
    Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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    World War 2 Service

    24 Nov 1939: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX1113, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion
    24 Nov 1939: Enlisted Private, VX1113, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion
    30 Nov 1939: Transferred Private, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength posted to Puckapunyal.
    15 Apr 1940: Embarked Private, VX1113, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for Middle East.
    18 May 1940: Embarked Private, VX1113, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked El Kantara, Egypt.
    8 Jun 1940: Promoted Lance Corporal, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion
    26 Jul 1940: Promoted Corporal, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion
    9 Apr 1941: Involvement Corporal, VX1113, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for service in Greece
    1 Jun 1941: Imprisoned Record indicates taken POW in Spakia Crete on this date. Reported Missing in Action on 6 June 1941
    19 Aug 1941: Imprisoned Confirmed from Harry's National Archive Records, from his own hand written statement, he was captured at Sparkia, Crete during battle on 1st June 1941. Harry was first imprisoned as POW # 91985 at Stalag VII-A just north of the town of Moosburg in Germany. The camp covered an area of 35 Hectares.
    7 Nov 1941: Imprisoned Officially reported a POW - # 91985 Germany Stalag VIIa
    10 Apr 1943: Imprisoned Moved to Stalag VIII-B near the small town of Lamsdorf in Germany.
    6 Mar 1944: Imprisoned Moved again to Stalag 357 at Fallingbostel.
    16 Apr 1945: Imprisoned Liberated from Stalag 357 at Fallingbostel in Germany on the 16th of April 1945 by the British 7th Armoured Division.
    17 Apr 1945: Transferred Corporal, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion, Arrived in U.K from Western Europe. Awaiting embarkation to Australia.
    14 May 1945: Involvement Corporal, VX1113, Arrived in UK ex Western Europe
    30 May 1945: Embarked Corporal, VX1113, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion, Embarked U.K for Sydney. Disembarked Sydney 7. 7. 1945
    8 Jul 1945: Transferred Corporal, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion, March into General Detail Depot (GDD) NSW.
    2 Aug 1945: Transferred Corporal, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion, Admitted to 107 Australian Convalescent Depot at Ballarat.
    7 Aug 1945: Transferred Corporal, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion, Admitted to 115 Military Hospital Heidelberg, Victoria.
    11 Aug 1945: Transferred Corporal, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged from 115 Military General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria. Transferred back to General Details Depot (GDD) pending discharge at own request administration.
    17 Aug 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX1113, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion
    17 Aug 1945: Discharged Corporal, VX1113, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion

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