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WAIGHT, Clarence Lionel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4324 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer's carter |
| Died: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 5 December 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Knox Church Great War Roll of Honour, Bungaree Shire Roll of Honor, Invermay State School No 882 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4324, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4324, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4324, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, Bullecourt (First), Promoted 2nd Lieut. 10 April 1917, then led his men next day under heavy fire. He was first to the enemy trenches, and seriously wounded in the right shoulder. |
Personal Stories
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Enlisted and served as Clarence Waight
Birth details
Name: Clarance Lionel Waight
Birth Date: Abt 1893
Birth Place: Ballarat East, Victoria
Registration Year: 1893
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Alfred Henry Waight
Mother: Lucy Aoa Ford
Registration Number: 19099