DENNIS, Clarence George
| Service Number: | 58923 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 4 May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Poisoning, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 18 June 1926, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria, New South Wales, Australia Zone C 07 4785 |
| Memorials: | Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 58923, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 58923, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
Clarence George Dennis
Clarence George Dennis was the son of William Dennis and Mary Ann McPaul. He was born at Wagga Wagga on 4 May 1898.
Service:
Joined 30 April 1918 at Wagga Wagga
Age: 19 years 11 months
13th Battalion transferred to 34th Battalion
Sailed on ‘HMAT A30 Borda’ 17.7.1918
Arrived London 27.9.1918
Arrived France 10.6.19
At Rouelles 25.1.1919
Returned to Australia on the ‘Ajana’ 19.8.1919
Discharged 25.10.1919
Clarence George's elder brothers Samuel and James Leslie Dennis both enlisted earlier in the War and were on their return voyage to Australia as he was sailing for England.
Clarence George married Hilda Smith in 1922 at Glebe, NSW. Their daughter Doreen was born in 1925. Clarence died tragically on 18 June 1926 at Petersham, NSW.
Submitted 24 April 2022 by Kristine Howard
Biography contributed by Kristine Howard
Clarence George Dennis
Clarence George was the youngest son of William and Mary Ann Dennis (nee McPaul) of Wagga Wagga, NSW. His father William died of a heart attack when he was 8 years of age. His youngest sister Ella had died one month earlier. He had 4 brothers Charles, James, Oswald and Sam and 4 sisters Eliza, Mary (dec), Florence and Ella.
Clarence George enlisted on 19 Arpil 1918. His brother Sam enlisted on 30 November 1915 having joined the Kangaroo March from Wagga Wagga. James enlisted 26 October 1916. Both Sam and James returned from overseas on 21 July 1918. Sam served in Egypt and the Western Front where he had been severely gassed. Clarence returned to Australia on 19 August 1919.
Clarence George married Hilda Eveline Smith in 1922 at Glebe in Sydney, NSW. They had one daughter Doreen born in 1925. Clarence George was working as a plumber when he died at Petersham, Sydney, NSW on 18 June 1926.