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LE CLERC, Arthur Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 639 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 14 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Manly War Memorial NSW, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 639, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 639, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 639, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 639, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 639 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Arthur Le Clerc served at the Landing on 25 April 1915 and was promoted to Corporal then Sergeant in the field at Anzac.
His older brother 2361 Private Harry Oswald Le Clerc was killed in action 9 August 1918 age 27. Buried in the
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France.
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