James SPIERS

Regimental number2801
Place of birthNewcastle, England
Place of birthNewcastle-on-Tyne, England
SchoolNewcastle-on-Tyne, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Blake Spiers, Sunbeam Road, Fairfield, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 1 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialH.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