CLEMENTS, Richard Herbert
| Service Number: | 1790 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 June 1915, 2nd Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia, 7 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Zeehan, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Menin Road, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Scottsdale Municipality Pictorial HR |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1790, 26th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements | |
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| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1790, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1790, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1790, 26th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, KIA 20th September |
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From Sue Guinan to Tasmania – The Great War 1914-1918
Pte Richard Herbert Clements
Born 7th March 1895 Zeehan Tasmania the son of Richard Herbert and Lucy Hannah Clements (nee Clark)a carrier he embarked Melbourne 17th July1915 on board “HMAT Orsova” with the 26th Infantry Battalion. He was killed in action 20th September 1915 in Belgium and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Belgium.
His brother Private Robert William Clements (No 427)died 11th August 1915 from wounds received onthe Gallipoli Peninsula and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial Turkey.
Mrs L H Clements has been the recipient of numerous kindly expressions of sympathy over the recent sad loss of her son Private Richard Herbert Clements. After doing duty at Gallipoli he was wounded in the Somme offensive and upon recovery evidently returned to the trenches in France where he lost his life on September 20th. The bereavement was unexpected for judging from his most recent letters Mrs Clementst hought he would be on holiday having a good time in England. It was only last week she cabled her son some money in order to assist him while on furlough. During the past two years Mrs Clements’ cup of sorrow has more than be filled, for during that period she has lost her husband and two sons.
The Weekly Courler 11th October 1917
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