SPENCE, George Holland
(Service number 2/2004)
| First Rank | Bombardier | Last Rank | Gunner |
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Birth
| Date | 06/02/1886 | Place of Birth | Jedburgh, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Church Street West, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Margaret Spence (mother) Halfway Bush, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 27, 28 , Willochra , Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | N Field Artillery, 3rd Battery, 1st Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 September 1916 | Age | 33 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of Wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Fricourt British Cemetery, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
son of William and Margaret Spence of Jedburgh, Scotland
Sources
New Zea land Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16350, 3 October 1916, Page 8 War record open in Archways
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Researched and Written by
Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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