SPIVEY, Alfred
| Service Number: | 2032 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Vic., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Merchant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension N 9, Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension, Aveluy, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2032, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2032, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2032, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 28 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 2032, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2032 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frederick and Annie SPIVEY
Private A. SPIVEY
The first of four soldier brothers to fall in action, on March 28th, is Pte. Alf. Spivey, fourth son of Mr and Mrs Spivey of Tarrengower street, Yarraville. He enlisted three months after the war broke out and went through all the fierce fighting on Gallipoli, from Lone Pine onward. He was then transferred to France, acting as stretcher bearer through the Somme engagements. Here he was wounded and never recovered from his injuries. An uncle, Percy Spivey, fell 2 months before Alf, and a cousin, Harry McGann, died the same day as he. Two brothers, Harry and and Will are still in the French firing line, while Jim is in camp waiting to go.
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