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Charles Henry SPINKS

Regimental number4317
Place of birthShepparton, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCoachsmith
AddressSalisbury Avenue, Ivanhoe, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Mr C Spinks, Shepparton, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1918
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 19), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: C and Sarah SPINKS, Salby Avenue, Ivanhoe, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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