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John Norman SPENCER

Regimental number891
Place of birthNorthampton, England
SchoolNorthampton, England
Age on arrival in Australia15
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChemist
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Spencer, Naomi, Victoria Street, Lewisham, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentBugler
Unit name3rd Battalion E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
No details of embarkation for HQ and A-H Companies entered on Embarkation Roll.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 07-12 August 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death12 August 1915
Age at death19.11
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Special Memorial Row B No. 12), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
38
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Caroline SPENCER, 163 Victoria Street, Lewisham, New South Wales. Native of Northampton, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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