Alexander George SPALL

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SPALL, Alexander George

Service Number:	2995
Enlisted:	28 September 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 May 1888
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Fortitude Valley State School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

28 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2995, 49th Infantry Battalion
29 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2995, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
29 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2995, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2995, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Alexander and Percy Spall were brothers from New Farm in Brisbane Queensland. Both had attended the Fortitude Valley State School. They both enlisted in late 1916 and by the time of the Battle of Messines they were serving with the 49th Battalion. “Alec”, a dray driver in Brisbane before the war was reportedly killed by shell fire and his remains were lost. Percy was only 18 years of age and met a similar fate. Their mates reported they had written to the mother of the two brothers and informed her of their deaths.

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