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George SPEARS

Regimental number997
Place of birthClunes, Victoria
ReligionProtestant
OccupationSleeper hewer
AddressPerth GPO, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43
Height6'1.25"
Weight159 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Spears, Maud Street, Shepparton, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 October 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Remount Unit 1, Squadron 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number28/2/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A67 Orsova on 12 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Remount Unit
FateReturned to Australia 26 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date15 October 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Burma', 26 July 1919; disembarked Perth, 22 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 15 October 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.

Headstone inscription: 'For King and Country'
Date of death6 August 1936
Age at death64
Place of burialBendigo Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, SPEARS George

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