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CLAPP, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5323 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 June 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Johnburg, South Australia, 11 July 1886 |
| Home Town: | Ucolta, Peterborough, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Ucolta Public School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 October 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Faucon Communal Cemetery Extension |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Peterborough War Memorial, The South Australian National War Memorial, Ucolta Memorial Hall (Remains) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5323, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5323, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5323, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5323, 27th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal |
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