Regimental number | 617 |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
School | Cooks Hill Public School, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Hunter Street, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Hartley Spurr, Hunter Street, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 10), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 42 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hartley and Rachel SPURR, 753 Hunter Street, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |