Regimental number | 997 |
Place of birth | Clunes, Victoria |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Sleeper hewer |
Address | Perth GPO, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 6'1.25" |
Weight | 159 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Spears, Maud Street, Shepparton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian Remount Unit 1, Squadron 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 28/2/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Remount Unit |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Burma', 26 July 1919; disembarked Perth, 22 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 15 October 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. Headstone inscription: 'For King and Country' |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 64 |
Place of burial | Bendigo Cemetery, Victoria |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SPEARS George |