Regimental number | 2736 |
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Letter sorter |
Address | 35 Marmion Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 117 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Sophia Alwana Spencer, 35 Marmion Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 51st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/68/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot CC, Grave No. 68), Western Australia |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and May SPENCER; husband of Alvina Sophie SPENCER. Native of Perth, Western Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
COmmenced return to Australia on board HT 'Argyllshire', 9 December 1918; disembarked Perth, 19 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 9 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SPENCER Ernest Arthur |