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CLAPP, Charles
| Service Number: | 1649 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Head of Morgan, South Australia, 19 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 19 October 1977, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Peterborough Cemetery, SA Section: Protestant 4; Grave 1103 |
| Memorials: | Jamestown Canowie Belt Honour Roll, Jamestown Canowie Belt Yongala Estate Volunteers Roll of Honour, Sunnybrae School and District Roll of Honour, Terowie Institute Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1649, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1649, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide |
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Rootsweb ID: I25502 Birth Record: 19 Mar 1891 in Hd Of Morgan, South Australia
Father Joseph Clapp (Senior) and Mother Louisa Clapp, living at Petersburg, South Australia
now Peterborough
Brother: 1650 Private Joseph Clapp (48th Battalion)
Born: 10/9/1885 in Hd Of Mannanarie, South Australia
8/2/1916 enlisted at Petersburg
11/4/1916 embarked from Port Adelaide, SA, onboard HMAT A60 Aeneas
11/4/1917 Killed in Action
No known grave
Commemorated on Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Described on enlisitng as 25yrs old; single; 5' 8 3/4" tall; 141 lbs; fresh complexion;
blue eyes; brown hair; Baptist
7/3/1916 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
11/4/1916 embarked with older brother Joseph, from Port Adelaide, SA, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas
as a Private in 48th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
6/6/1916 embarked in Franconia, ex Alexandria
16/6/1916 disembarked into Plymouth, England
14/9/1916 marched in to 12th Training Battalion
16/9/1916 proceeded overseas to France
17/9/1916 german measles, admitted to 14th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, France
3/10/1916 discharged to base details
17/10/1916 proceeded to join 48th Battalion, Boulogne, France
19/10/1916 taken on strength
11/4/1917 gun shot wound to head - received in action, Rouen, France
admitted to 56th Casualty Clearing Station
11/4/1917 transferred to 11th Stationary Hospital
25/4/1917 rejoined unit from wounded
12/10/1917 gun shot wound to left forearm (2nd occassion wounded in action)
admitted to 14th Stationary Hospital
22/11/1917 transferred to England
23/11/1917 admitted to Lakenham Millitary Hospital
18/1/1918 transferred to 1st Auxillary Hospital, Harefield
25/1/1918 granted leave (furlo)
8/2/1918 returned to NO.2 Convalescent Depot, Weymouth
5/4/1918 returned to Australia (badly wounded in arm)
embarked onboard A30 HT Borda
30/5/1918 disembarked into Australia
28/10/1918 under treatment at No.7 Australian General Hospital
Medals: British War medal (11761) and Victory medal (11641)
18/11/1918 discharged from service
Last lived in Adeliade, SA
19/2/1977 passed away in Adelaide, SA (86yrs of age)
buried in: Peterborough Cemetery
Section Protestant 4; Grave 1103
Reverend Flavel officiated
Soured and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 8/5/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.
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