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Willam SPIKE

Regimental number4308
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
Address64 Harrow Road, Stanmore, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 5.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinBrother, F Spike, Donnybrook, Rawal Pindi, Punjab, India
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 August 1915
Place of enlistmentWarwick Farm, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4308A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19-20 July 1916
Place of burialAnzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 6), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
160
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Allotted to and proceeded to 54th Bn from 1st Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916.

Buried at Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W. M. Holliday, 21 July 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SPIKE Willam

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