Henry William CLOHESSY

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CLOHESSY, Henry William

Service Number:	4750
Enlisted:	20 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Alberton, South Australia, 23 November 1891
Home Town:	Prospect, Prospect, South Australia
Schooling:	Marist Brothers College
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 September 1916, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Rosewater Marist Brothers Port Adelaide Roll of Honour, Somerton Park Sacred Heart College Men of "The Marist Brothers Old Scholars Association" Honor Roll WW1

World War 1 Service

20 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4750, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4750, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4750, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4750, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4750 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04

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Biography

"THE LATE PRIVATE H. W. CLOHESSY.

Private Henry William Clohessy was the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Clohessy, late of Alberton. He was born on November 23, 1891, at Alberton, and educated at the Marist Brothers' College, Port Adelaide. He joined the colors in October 1915, and left South Australia on March 9, 1916. After a brief service at the front he forfeited his life for his country. A widow and two children are left. A month after his departure for the front one of his children, aged two years, died." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 28 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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