CLELAND, Robert Hamilton
| Service Number: | 6348 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
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World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 6348, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 6348, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Armadale, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Tserkezidis
Robert (‘Rob’) Hamilton Cleland became Registered Player Number 0416 at VFA club Port Melbourne in 1909 and went on to play in 97 senior games until the 1915 season. He then enlisted with the AIF at the age of 26 years & 3 months on 4 January 1916.
Robert survived the war but was severely wounded in the back & legs during action on 3 February 1917 and was transported for hospitalization in England and then much later on 2 December 1919 he was transported to Australia for continued hospital treatment (he reached Australia on 22 January 1920). Robert Cleland was discharged from the AIF on 26 April 1920.
(Port Melbourne Football Club Heritage Museum)
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