CLONAN, Joseph Patrick Stephen
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 25 December 1879 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Ignatius Riverview College |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Suicide, France, 10 November 1917, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Row N Grave 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 10 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-11-10 |
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Court of inquiry finding: "Lieut. J. P. S. Clonan committed suicide by shooting himself in the forehead with a revolver"
"Lieutenant Joe Clonan. KILLED IN FRANCE
Mrs. M. M. Clonan, of Ascot Flats, Bay-road, North Sydney, and of Marya Mount, Gunnedah, has been officially notified that her third son, Lieutenant J. P. L. Clonan (Joe) has been killed, in France on the 10th inst. He enlisted over two years ago with the 11th reinforcements of the 7th Light Horse Regiment, quickly obtained his commission, and was later transferred to the 36th Battalion, as transport officer. At Salisbury Plain he was promoted to the rank of 1st lieutenant and brigade-transport officer, which position he held in France at the time of his death." - from the Sydney Stock and Station Journal 30 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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