Sapper

Joseph Alan Spencer

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. A. M. Thompson, of Burches Rd., Taihape, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26471
Name:
Joseph Alan Spencer
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A.M. Thompson (mother), Taihape, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Plumber
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
15 October 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 July 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessel:
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXI. F. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Joseph Alan Spencer
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