Clarence SHIELDS

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Service Number:	2522
Enlisted:	8 June 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
Born:	Sunnyside, Tasmania, Australia, 14 July 1896
Home Town:	King Island, Tasmania
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Mont Park, Victoria, Australia, 26 July 1986, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Memorial ID 212255010
Memorials:	Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll

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8 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2522, 15th Infantry Battalion
17 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 2522, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 2522, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
9 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2522, 15th Infantry Battalion, France.
26 Jun 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), For return to Australia - family reasons.
21 Jul 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2522, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), From England to Australia, arrived on 20 September 1918.
7 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2522, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), He served at Gallipoli and France.

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