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Spencer DE VERE

Regimental number3352
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressRoma, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinWife, Mrs Venus Mary De Vere, corner of Glenelg and Stephen Streets, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date2 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 8
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 22), Beligum.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Horace Arthur and Esther Lucia DE VERE, 'Veremon', 69 Gladstone Road, South Brisband, Queensland. Native of Barcaldine, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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