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SPANNING, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2902 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 14 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Hendon, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 5 September 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
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World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2902, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2902, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2902, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 5 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2902, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2902 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-05 |
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