Robert
Ernest
Spencer
Born in Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Ancestors 
Brother of
Sophy Mary Spencer, Emma Augusta Spencer, Mary Eliza (Spencer) Green, Ann Warden (Spencer) Williams, Richard Walter Spencer, Seymour John Spencer, Horace May Spencer and Stillborn Spencer
Husband of
Celia Alice (Stevens) Spencer
— married
1901 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father of
Robert Stevens Spencer
Died
at age 40
in Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Apr 2021
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Biography
He was a farmer at Hay River.
In 1908 he was a member of the Plantagenet Road Board and resigned following the death of his only son.
He served in WWI enlisting at Guildford S/N 480 at the age of 39 years 11 months on 9/12/1914. At the time he was married and living at 142 Summers St East Perth. He was with the 10th Light Horse as C Squadron Scout.
He was wounded on 29/8/1015 by a bomb with injuries to the bowel, hands, thigh, face and trunk . He died later at the 16th Casualty Clearing Station Anzac Cove.
He most likely was taking part in the Battle of Hill 60 which went from 21/8/1915 to 29/8/1918. The 10th Light Horse was committed to fight on 28/8/1918, some trenches near the summit were captured but the Ottomans clung to the north face overlooking Suvla until the battle finished. The 10th started the battle with 180 men and after the battle could barely muster 70 efficients.
He has no known grave.
Sources
- Virtual War Memorial. https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/234674
- Australian War Memorial. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1659637
- Battle of Hill 60. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hill_60_(Gallipoli)
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 April 2021), memorial page for Robert Ernest Spencer (30 Nov 1874–31 Aug 1915), Find a Grave Memorial no. 56802720, citing Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey ; Maintained by Digger (contributor 50072026) .
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