
| Regimental number | 13995 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Father, John James Spiers, Kurow via Oamaru |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row M, Grave No 15), Fleurbaix, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John James and Mary Jane Spiers, Main Street, Kurow, Otago |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 13 |
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