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Wilfred Henry SPAZLING

Regimental number4045
Place of birthTottenham, Middlesex, England
SchoolGrammar School, Tottenham, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPostal assistant
AddressCardona, Leighcliffe Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, F H Sparling, Carlona, Leigh on Sea, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Mooltan on 11 December 1915
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Place of death or woundingGuedecourt, near Bapaume, France
Date of death5 November 1915
Age at death31.4
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Special Memorial Row B, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Note SPELLING SPAZLING. Parents: Francis and Emma SPARLING, "Cardona", Leighcliff Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England

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