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Andrew Campbell SPEIRS

Regimental number6174
Place of birthAdelong New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationJeweller
AddressBroadway, Junee, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Mrs Joseph Speirs, West Wyalong, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 July 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Date of death11 August 1969
Age at death79
Place of burialWagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery, New South Wales

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