| Regimental number | 27472 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Religion | Congregational |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas N De Spong, Town Belt, Roslyn, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served in D Company, 4th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Thomas Nash De Spong, 63 Wallace Street, Roslyn, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Lance Corporal. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 December 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 5 January 1917, and posted to 8th Company. Relinquished appointment as Temporary Lance Corporal on joining Bn, 5 January 1917. Detached to Reinforcements Camp, 5 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 11 June 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Note on file: 'Buried in a shell hole at Passchendaele.' Grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 14 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20996798 |