Regimental number | 57913 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Thanes Creek via Warwick, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Thanes Creek, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A W Spooner, Thanes Creek, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets; subsequently lived in Exempt Area under Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Queensland Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 23 July 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 29 November 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 60 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SPOONER Alfred Thomas |