Regimental number | 397 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Koroit Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Epping, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, James Thomas Spalding, Epping, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 38th Battalion Promotion date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details | Was assistant superintendent of Melbourne Womens Hospital and then Melbourne Children's Hospital; the second flying doctor in the A.I.M. 1929-30 (Royal Flying Doctor Service); superintendent of Monto District Hospital, Queensland |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | His ashes are in a memorial wall at the John Flynn Memorial Chapel (Alice Springs) which contains a brass memorial plaque in his honour |