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Claude SPENCER

Regimental number2029
Place of birthNathalia Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o W H Spencer, Head Porter, Railway Station, North Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, W H Spencer, 347 Union Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date10 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo Known Grave
Commemoration detailsHelles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Margaret SPENCER, 173 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria. Native of Nathalia, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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