GOSPER, Clarence Raymond Rudolph
| Service Number: | 6025 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Upper Colo, New South Wales, Australia, 5 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (NSW), Hawkesbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Upper Colo Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Richmond War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6025, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6025, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6025, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Clarence Raymond Rudolph Gosper and his brother Joseph enlisted on the same day in March 1916. They were the sons of Jonathan and Mary Elizabeth Gosper, of Upper Colo, New South Wales. They were both farmers at the time. Their father, Jonathan, a much-respected pioneer of the area who had lived in Colo all of his life, passed away during 1906.
Clarence’s older brother, 6026 Cpl. Joseph Jonathan Gosper 13th Battalion AIF, was later killed in action 9 August 1918, aged 34.
Clarence and Joseph arrived in England on 17 October 1916. Clarence was allocated to the 19th Battalion when he arrived in France. He was reported as missing in action at Bullecourt on 3 May 1917. According to his Red Cross wounded and missing file the general opinion was he was ‘blown up’ by shellfire during an advance.
His death was confirmed by a Court of Enquiry held during February 1918. His remains are still lost.