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SPELLS, John Birmingham
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 508 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | My Lofty, South Australia, 19 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Morphettville, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sacred Heart College, Muirden College of South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Heart Attack, Repatriation Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia, 27 August 1973, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Muirden College of South Australia Great War Roll of Honor, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch, Somerton Park Sacred Heart College Men of "The Marist Brothers Old Scholars Association" Honor Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 508, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 508, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 508 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
Lieutenant JR Spells is the Secretary of the Port Pirie sub banch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia.