Regimental number | 2801 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, England |
Place of birth | Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
School | Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engineer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Blake Spiers, Sunbeam Road, Fairfield, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | H.A. Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 10), Mein, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Mary SPIERS, Bukdale, Cleveland, Queensland |