Regimental number | 1461 |
Place of birth | Walhalla, Victoria |
School | Walhalla State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Address | 1 Main Street, Walhalla, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Caroline Spetts, Main Street, Walhalla, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1303 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 34), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 45 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Eleanor SPETTS. Native of Walhalla, Gipplsand, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |