Regimental number | 8622 |
Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Dentist |
Address | 41 Roches Street, Limerick, Ireland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Michael Spain, 41 Roches Street, Limerick, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Infantry Brigade 4,Field Ambulance 5, Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/48/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Staff Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps Details |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Katherine SPAIN |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 15 May 1919; disembarked Sydney, 1 July 1919; disembarked (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 23 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 49 |
Place of burial | Katoomba Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SPAIN William |