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Herbert Edward SPURR

Regimental number7128
Place of birthDerby, England
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHorseman
AddressRandwick, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs Annie Spurr, 261 Glenmore Road, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 December 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 December 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 August 1918
Place of death or woundingRainecourt, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 16), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
90
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Rebecca SPURR; husband of Mrs. A. Spurr, Highwood Hill, Mill Hill, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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