WORLAND, Robert Charles Clyde
| Service Number: | 2899 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mitchells Island, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 10 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mitchells Island WW1 Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2899, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2899, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2899, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Robert Charles Clyde Worland was the son of Joseph John and Caroline Worland. His mother had passed away during 1902 and his father during 1913. He was born near Cooma, in the Monaro area of New South Wales. He was known as Clyde Worland to his friends and family.
His elder brother, Lieutenant Edward John Worland, M.C. 35th Battalion AIF, died of wounds in France on 30 August 1918, aged 31. Both brothers were living at Mitchell’s Island, at the mouth of the Manning River, New South Wales, and both served in the 35th Battalion.
An eye witness said Clyde Worland was killed outright by a shell when going over the top at Messines, never moving after being hit. He also mentioned he was a fine chap and had a brother (Edward John) in the same section.
A surviving sister, Annie Worland received all of his entitlements and possessions.
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