Richard Leslie Spunner (1916 - 1942)

Born 20 Sep 1916 in Kensington, Melbourne Victoria Australia

Ancestors

Died 1 Jul 1942 at age 25 in at sea

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Richard Spunner was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Richard Spunner died as a prisoner of war on the Montevideo Maru during the Second World War.

Biography

Richard Leslie SPUNNER Sergeant Infantry Headquarters Toma

Birth - 20 Sep 1916 at Kensington, Melbourne Victoria Australia

parents -

William Armitage Spunner Birth 1889 at Hotham West, Victoria, Australia Death 05 May 1958 at Mentone, Victoria, Australia &

Eliza Caroline 'Lyla' Alexander Birth Abt 1894 at Carlton, Victoria, Australia Death 5 Nov 1944 at Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

Residence 1943 • Foster, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Spunner Richard Leslie, teacher - Boolarong via Foster (not taken off electoral roll after death)

Military 1939 - 1948 aged 23yrs

Richard Leslie Spunner Birth Date 20 Sep 1916 Birth Place Kensington Victoria Year range 1939 - 1948 Enlistment Place Caulfield Victoria Service Number VX23667 Father William Spunner Series Description B883: Army, 2nd AlF

Death 1 Jul 1942 aged 25yrs at Sea died in sinking of Japanese Prison Ship SS Montevideo Maru, was torpedoed & sunk by US submarine while enroute to Japan; [before dawn off Luzon in northern Philippines, in South China Sea]

Memorial Rabaul War Cemetery and Memorial Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea Plot 15 Memorial ID 23808706

Bio - Sergeant Richard Leslie Spunner Birth unknown Death 1 Jul 1942 Burial Rabaul War Cemetery and Memorial Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea Plot Panel 15 Memorial ID 23808706 Service No: VX23667 Age: 25 Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 2/22 Bn. Son of William Armitage Spunner and Eliza Caroline Spunner, of Mentone, Victoria

Sources

• Birth - Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917

Richd Leslie Spunner Birth Registration Date: 1916 Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Wm Armitage Spunner Mother Maiden Name: Alexander Reference Number: 21984;

Birth - Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1841-2001 Richard Leslie Spunner Gender Male Notice Type Birth Birth Date 20 Sep 1916 Father W A Spunner Mother Spunner Publication Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;

Residence - Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

• WW2 Army Service record - National Archives of Australia - SPUNNER RICHARD LESLIE [Richard Leighley SPANNER] : Service Number - VX23667 : Date of birth - 20 Sep 1916 : Place of birth - KENSINGTON VIC : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - SPUNNER WILLIAM - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6227524

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