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CLUNIES-ROSS, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7698 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1917, Enlisted at Ashfield, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 27 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newington College, Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Audit clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Joncourt, France, 3 October 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bellicourt British Cemetery Plot V, Row R, Grave 9 |
| Memorials: | Bathurst Citizens who Paid the Supreme Sacrifice Honour Roll, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7698, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ashfield, NSW | |
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| 19 Dec 1917: | Involvement Private, 7698, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1917: | Embarked Private, 7698, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 7698, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7698 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William John Clunies-Ross and Hannah Elizabeth Ross of 32 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW; brother of Henry Eggerton Clunies-Ross who died in London of Malaria and Pneumonia brought on by Influenza
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces