Regimental number | 5785 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Marriotville School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mill hand |
Address | Wellington Mills, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Alice May Spencer, Wellington Mills, via Daranup, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 5785A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Assevillers New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Oliver and Jeraldine SPENCER; husband of Alice SPENCER, 27 Camelia Street, North Perth, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |