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Roy William SPURWAY

Regimental number685
Place of birthParramatta New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBloomfield near Orange, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rebecca Jane Spurway, Bloomfield near Orange, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Date of death25 November 1941
Age at death48
Place of burialOrange Cemetery, New South Wales

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