CLAMPETT, Joseph Henry
| Service Numbers: | 196, 10021 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery |
| Born: | Wallendbeen, New South Wales, Australia, 24 September 1887 |
| Home Town: | Junee, Junee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Axeman, Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 31 July 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium Plot 3, Row C, Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Junee Memorial Clock Tower |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 196, 4th Infantry Battalion, Sydney | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 196, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 10021, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 10021, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 10021, 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10021 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-07-31 |
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Joseph Henry CLAMPETT was born in Wallendbeen, NSW on 24th September, 1887
His parents were John David CLAMPETT & Mary Ann HOLLIS who married in Cootamundra, NSW in 1887
He enlisted in Sydney on 21st August, 1914 and embarked on the ship Euripides on 20th October, 1914 with the 4th Infantry Battalion, G Company - he was wounded in Gallipoli and returned to Australia
After he recovered he re-enlisted with the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Berrima on 17th December, 1915
His last rank was a Gunner with the 5th Battery, 2nd Brigade (5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
Joseph was Killed in Action in Belgium on 31st July, 1917
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