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Charles Robert SPENCER

Regimental number32751
Place of birthBeechworth, Victoria
SchoolAlbury Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationIronmonger
AddressSylvania, Albury, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, C W Spencer, Sylvania, Albury, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameMedium Trench Mortar Battery Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/129/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Division TRENCH MOT
FateDied of wounds 11 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialReading Cemetery (72. 16359), Berkshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Rose SPENCER, Hallon Street, Albury, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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