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Edmund Charles Spencer
Born(1896-09-25)September 25, 1896
Adelaide, Australia
DiedJanuary 26, 1999(1999-01-26) (aged 102)
Gnowangerup, Australia
Allegiance Australia
Service / branch Australian Army
Alma materFirst World War

Edmund (Ted) Charles Spencer was an Australian World War I veteran, born Adelaide, South Australia September 25, 1896 and died in Gnowangerup, near Albany, Western Australia, January 26, 1999, aged 102.

He was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honor ("Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Légion d'Honneur"), a class of the highest French order, by French Consul-General to Australia Jean-Claude Poimboeuf on 29 October 1998 [1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Great Southern Herald, Wednesday, November 11, 1998
  2. ^ The Gnowangerup Star, Vol 85. No. 22, November 5, 1998