Regimental number | 1378 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Bookseller |
Address | 46 Albert Street, Windsor, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.9 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A.W. Spiers, 46 Albert Street, Windsor, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Signal Engineers, 26th Company, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Signal Company Engineers Reinforcement 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/11/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles', 4 May 1919; discharged (wounded), Melbourne, 6 August 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II: enlisted, 7 August 1940, as V1747 Sapper, 63rd Area Defence Cash Office; died before discharge. Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SPIERS Arthur Leslie |