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Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Spicer, Walter Alfred Service Number 17053
Killed in Action 4th October 1917 Belgium
Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of
Benalyn Campbell
And Vivienne Tranter
in compiling this resource
The information in this file has been extracted from official records
held in the
The Australian War Memorial and
National Archives of Australia
(© Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013)
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NAME Spicer, Walter Alfred
SERVICE NO 17053
UNIT AMC
RANK Private
AGE at Enlistment 24 yrs
PLACE OF BIRTH Gosford, NSW
ADDRESS 12 L’ Avennue, Newtown, NSW/ Princes Rd Auburn.
OCCUPATION Carpenter
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 30 Mar 1916
PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT
Liverpool, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE -
NEXT OF KIN Mother;- Mrs Louisa J Lindo (father deceased) Princes Rd Auburn, NSW/Louisa list a son named M W Mitchell/
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’8¼”. Weight-162lbs. Chest-34½-39”. Complexion-Medium. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Dark. Scar left side /history of Pleurisy 4 yrs
RELIGION C/E
EMBARKED 11 May 1917- Melbourne per “Shropshire”
DISEMBARKED 19 Jul 1917 Plymouth
NOTES Spicer underwent medical training before departure & was recommended for ward duties or as motor car driver.
WOUNDED/ILLNESS 4 Oct 1917- abt 9 am. L/Leg then later in the L/Arm above & below the elbow, Westhoek Ridge-proceeded to walk to Bellevarde Ridge for medical attention- Passchendaele, Belgium
DIED 4 Oct 1917- Killed between Westhoek & Bellevarde Ridge on way to Dressing station-Belgium/ Bellevarde Ridge in on the edge of Chateau Wood where the missing mans effects were found/
BURIED
MEDALS British War Medal-56994, Victory Medal-56075. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-348280.
DEPENDANTS
PERSONAL EFFECTS Diary, coin, pipe, notecase, money belt, handkerchief/ 1 mirror./
WILL Beneficiary;- (Sister) Catherine Louisa Spicer, Mother Louisa Jane Lindo
CORRESPONDENCE Mother/
REMARKS Court of inquiry held to determine fate of Spicer WA. 17053/
RED CROSS REPORT “A very happy jovial fellow”
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