CLARENCE, Edgar Aubrey
| Service Number: | 1095 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 December 1915, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gunning, New South Wales, Australia, 25 February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Private Tutor |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1095, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Armidale, New South Wales | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 1095, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 1095, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 14 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
EDGAR AUBREY CLARENCE, one of the four sons of Mr. P. C. Clarence and Mrs. Marie Clarence (Camira Station, Grafton) who served in the war, was born at Gunning, New South Wales, on 25th February, 1889.
He received his education from private tutors, and joined the service of the Bank in Lismore on 19th April, 1906. His subsequent transfers were to Murwillumbah in 1908, Tenterfield in 1909, and to Walcha as assistant on 7th March, 1912.
He volunteered immediately on the outbreak of war, and was at first rejected, but eventually succeeded in entering the army on 10th January, 1916. He proceeded to France with the original 33rd Battalion, having been given his commission direct from the ranks on 12th August, 1916. Two years later he became adjutant of his battalion.
Lieut. Clarence, owing to his good fortune in never being either sick or wounded, took part in every action in which his battalion was engaged, including the Battles of Messines, Passchendaele, Hangard Wood, Villers Bretonneux, Accroache Wood, Proyart, Bony and Road Wood.
source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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