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Soldier Summary

Harold John Hilton Spies

Military History

Rank: Private

Unit: Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921).

Serial Number: 1770 (AIF); 133054 (British Army)

Medals Awarded
  • Military Medal (M.M.)
Notes

Occupation: laborer. Served in AIF 20th Battalion and 45th Battalion Royal Fusiliers.

Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence[1]Inverell, NSW, Australia
Won the Military Medal[1]09/1918France
Enlisted[1]05/08/1915Liverpool, NSW (Australia)
Won a bar to his Military Medal[1]Russia
Served at Gallipoli[1]1915-1916
Birth1886
Sources

[1]Anzacs in Arkhangel: the untold story of Australia and the invasion of Russia, 1918-19