EGLINTON, Clarence Roy
| Service Number: | 3104 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Terowie, South Australia, 18 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Forest Range, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Forest Range Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lenswood & Forest Range War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Swan Reach War Memorial, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3104, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3104, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3104, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3104 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
Clarence Roy Eglinton
Clarence Roy Eglinton was born at Munjibbie Station, Terowie on the 18th November 1891. He enlisted in Adelaide on the 29th July 1915, aged 23. Clarence’s next of kin was given as his mother, Elizabeth Eglinton of Forest Range.
Eglinton’s unit, the 27th Battalion was sent to France in July 1917. Two months later Eglinton was killed in action at Polygon Wood in Belgium on the 20th September 1917. Clarence has no known grave.
The fate of the Eglinton brothers highlights the devastating impact the war had upon families. In addition to losing Clarence, Private Thomas Eglinton was killed in action on the 9th May 1918 and Private Wilfred Eglinton was invalided home to Australia on the 25th August 1917.
The impact such tragic losses had upon families and small Adelaide Hills communities needs to be stressed when pondering the overall picture of the commitment made by this region to World War One
Submitted 10 October 2023 by christopher collins
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