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Harold Howard Spang
Name on Board | HH Spang |
Name on Service Records |
Harold Howard Spang |
Enlistment Age | 27 |
Occupation | Miner |
Place of Birth | Williamstown, Vic |
Next of Kin | Peter Spang |
Address | Mansfield, Vic |
Marital Status | S |
Enlistment Date | 29/09/1914 |
Service No. | 1427 |
Enlistment Place | Woomalang, Vic |
Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
Embarkation Date | 22/12/1914 |
Embarkation Ship | HMAT Berrima A35 |
Unit on Embarkation | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion |
Date of Death | 18/10/1917 |
Unit on Death | 16th Australian Infantry Battalion |
Rank on Death | Corporal |
Cause of Death | Died from accidental burns and wounds while POW |
Place of Wounding/ Death |
Prisoner of War at Valenciennes, France |
Cemetery or Memorial | St Roch Communal Cemetery, Valenciennes, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Additional Information
Harold Spang sailed with the Second Convoy of 19 ships which departed from Albany, Western Australia on 31 December 1914.
Additional References
The National Anzac Centre, Albany, Western Australia
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