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Olaf SPENCE

Regimental number6099
Place of birthCroydon, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMusician
AddressAvoca, 88 Avenue Road, Mosman, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs G Spence, Girls High School, Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 April 1918
Age at death26
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot XI, Row E, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
38
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1786 Pte Kenneth SPENCE, 19th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 March 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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