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WEARNE, Clyde Derwent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6929 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1917, Enlisted at Balaclava, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | 6 November 1970, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6929, Enlisted at Balaclava, Victoria | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 6929, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 6929, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 17 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6929, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Gassed in France. | |
| 3 Sep 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, 6929 |
Personal Stories
CD WEARNE
A clerk from St Kilda, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte CD Wearne embarked with the 19th Reinforcements, 22nd Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Ascanius on 11 May 1917. He was later gassed while serving France and, following the Armistice, transferred to the War Records Section and was promoted to Sergeant. He returned to Australia on 15 November 1919.
Submitted 19 June 2019 by Grant White
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