MARQUIS, Clarence George
| Service Number: | 6294 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 20 September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Mount Helena, Mundaring, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 June 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Helena Lion Mill Honour Roll, Mundaring War Memorial, West Leederville War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6294, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6294, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle |
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"MARQUIS. — Killed in action June 30, 1917, somewhere in France, Private Clarence Gecorge Marquis, 16th Battalion, dearly beloved son of George and Edith Marquis, of Lion Mill, aged 20 years and 9 months, brother of Wilfred, Marjorie, Florrie and Norman.
A mother's heart is aching, For the son she loved so well,
Though crushed with grief, we'll try, To say, oh, God, Thy will be done." - from the Perth Western Mail 01 Aug 1917 (nla.gov.au)
"MARQUIS.- On June 30, 1917, killed in action,somewhere in France, Private Clarence George Marquis, fond nephew of Alex and May Marquis, 176 Palmereton-street, Perth. His duty nobly done.
MARQUIS.- On June 30, 1917, killed in action somewhere in France, Private Clarence George, eldest son of George and Edith Mar- quis, Lions Mill. In his 20th year. -Inserted by his sorrowing family and auntie Florrie.
MARQUIS.- Killed in action, June 30, 1917, somewhere in France. Private Clarence George Marquis, 16th Battalion, dearly be- loved son of George and Edith Marquis, of Lion Mill, aged 20 years and 9 months, brother of Wilfred, Marjorie, Florrie, and Norman." - from the Perth Western Mail 03 Aug 1917 (nla.gov.au)
"Our Lion Mill correspondent writes: Mr. and Mrs. Marquis have received word that their eldest son, Pte. Clar- ence Marquis, of the 16th Battalion, was killed in action on June 30th. Clarry was a general favorite here, having grown up amongst us. His loss is keenly felt, and much sympathy is Fix this text
extended to his sorrowing parents and family." - from the Midland Junction Camp Chronicle 16 Aug 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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