Regimental number | 1450 |
Place of birth | Brighton, Victoria |
School | State School, Brighton Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Centre Road, Brighton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, A F Spence, Centre Road, Brighton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/18/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd D.T.M.D. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 18 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot LXVII, Row A, Grave No. 26), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Note date of death. Native of Brighton |
Family/military connections | Brother: Private Norman Oscar SPENCE, No. 563, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, was killed in action on 5th April 1918. |