RADBURN, Clarence William
| Service Number: | 3371 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 March 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Neville, New South Wales, Australia, March 1899 |
| Home Town: | Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 28 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jerusalem Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 3371, 1st Light Horse Regiment | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3371, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3371, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 28 Sep 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 3371, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3371 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-09-28 |
CW Radburn
Grave markers of 484 Sergeant (Sgt) Louis Shannon Brook MM, of Pimpino, Victoria, and 3371 Trooper (Tpr) Clarence William Radburn, of Neville, NSW, both of the 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment. Both men were killed when they were ambushed by Turkish soldiers on 28 September 1918, although these original grave crosses are marked 29.9.1918. Their saddled horses are standing behind the soldiers' graves.
Despite detailed notes and maps on the location of the graves on Tpr Radburn's service record, they were never found by grave registration units in 1922. Sgt Brook is now commemorated on Panel 58 at the Jerusalem Memorial and Tpr Radburn on Panel 59 at the Jerusalem Memorial.
Source: Australian War Memorial
Submitted 25 April 2024 by Tony Hay
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