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Frederick SPILLER

Regimental number5886
Place of birthDevon, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCook
Address73 Princess Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, William Henry Spiller, Yarcombe, near Chard, Somerset, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death33
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 4), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
90
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Susan SPILLER, The Beacon, Yarcombe, Devon, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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