Regimental number | 501 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | Violet Street State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | 24 Wattle Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Percy Spooner, 24 Wattle Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | Citizen Forces and Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 5), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Percy and Annie SPOONER, 240 Wattle Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Stanley Lakeman who was killed in France. |