Regimental number | 3482 |
Place of birth | Thinoomba, Queensland |
School | Thinoomba State School, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Thinoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Spiden, Thinoomba, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No. 2), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Margaret SPIDEN, Thinoomba, Queensoland |
Family/military connections | Brother who served in the 52nd and 50th Battalions. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |