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SPILLANE, William Francis
(Service number 38987)

Aliases William on Cenotaph Database
First Rank Lance Sergeant Last Rank

Birth

Date Unknown Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Motor mechanic
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Married
Next of Kin Mrs Elida SPILLANE (wife), 6 Rathmore Street, Timaru
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 22nd Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date 16 February 1917
Transport Navua
Embarked From Wellington Destination Devonport, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 27 October 1971 Age 85 yrs
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Temuka Cemetery
Memorial Reference General Section; Row 251; Plot 1037
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Married Elida ANDERSON in May 1914, in St Joseph's Church, Temuka. Sixth son of Mrs M. SPILLANE of Temuka.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [22 September 2013]; TDC headstone image, Temuka Cemetery [22 September 2013]; Timaru Herald, 28 May 1914 (Papers Past) [22 September 2013]

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