Regimental number | 3900 |
Place of birth | Utrecht, Holland, The Netherlands |
School | Technical High School, Holland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | No religion |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | 'Estor', Annerley Road, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Trintje Otterspoor, 'Estor', Annerley Road, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 10 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/16/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "My husband wasan anti-militarist. Deserted [left?] Holland for America in 1911. Died for his principle as he was anxious to help crush German Militarism." (details from widow, Cleveland, USA) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Servanus ahd Nenderika OTTERSPOOR; husband of T. OTTERSPOOR, 7027 Wade Park Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. Native of Utrecht, Holland |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1210 Arnold OTTERSPOOR, 11th Light Horse, returned to Australia; 464 Francis Jacobs OTTERSPOOR, 31st Bn, killed in action, Pozieres, France, 19 July 1916. |