Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Alfred Spencer V.D

 

Born:                            6 November 1867 Hobart Tasmania 

Lieutenant:                  23 June 1899 Southern Tasmanian Artillery 

Captain:                      20 March 1901 Southern Tasmanian Artillery

Fourth (2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen) Contingent South Africa 27 March 1901 to 30 June 1902           

1 July 1903 Australian Field Artillery

6 February 1904 Unattached List

1 January 1906 No2 Battery Tasmanian Artillery Australian Field Artillery 

Major:                         28 May 1908 Australian Field Artillery

                                    1 July 1910 Unattached list

                                    13 September 1915, 41 Battery, 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade                       

Lieutenant Colonel:    17 March 1916, 3rd Division Ammunition Column A.I.F

                                    Commanded 7th Field Artillery Brigade A.I.F, 7 August 1916-1 October 1916

                                    12 October 1916, 3rd Division Ammunition Column A.I.F

                                    10 January 1917, 3rd Australian Division Ammunition Depot A.I.F

                                    15 February 1917 A.I.F Headquarters London

                                    17 March 1917 Returned to Australia, Struck off strength of A.I.F

                                    1 June 1917 Unattached List

                                    Reserve of Officers 1 January 1921

Retired 16 November 1921 

Decorations:                V.D 

Died:                           15 October 1948 Hobart Tasmania