WELLS, Clarence James
| Service Number: | 53515 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 November 1916, Dubbo, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Cobar, New South Wales, Australia, 3 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cobar, Cobar, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mail Driver |
| Died: | Wilcannia District Hospital, Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia, 25 October 1943, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
The Meadows Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53515, Reinforcements WW1, Dubbo, NSW | |
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| 8 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 53515, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 53515, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, RMS Osterley, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George WELLS and Margaret Annie nee FENN
Vide Police Gazette, 1917, page 52. - Clarence James Wells, military deserter, has been arrested by Constable Readett, on information supplied by Constable Dowd, both Brewarrina Police. Handed over to the military authorities - escorted to Darlinghurst Detention Barracks.
"I beg to report that I arrested Clarence James Wells (Military Deserter) at Corrella Station, 44 miles from Brewarrina at 8 am. on the 11th March 1918. I arrived at Brewarrina with him at 96 pm. same date and conveyed him to Brewarrina on horseback. Wells has been working on Corrella Station for some months as general labourer and has proved himself a good worker to the owners of the Station. There was no expense incurred in the arrest of Wells as I led a spare Police horse to the Station for Wells to ride into Brewarrina, and he paid for his own food on the road. He has now been in the Lock-up here since Monday last the 11th inst. and is expected to leave here under Military escort tomorrow the 15th inst."
Embarked from Sydney 08 May 1918 for England per 'Osterley' and proceeded to France 17 October 1918 with the 53rd Infantry Battalion.
Evacuated to England and admitted with Influenza 28 February 1919 to Endell Street Military Hospital.
Returned to Australia 20 May 1919 per 'Armagh' and discharged 4 June 1919.
In 1919 Clarence was successful in obtaining a Soldier's Settlement Block in the Western Division.
The death occurred at the Wilcannia and District Hospital yesterday after a short illness of Mr. Clarence James Wells, eldest son of Mr. G. and the late Mrs. Wells, of The Meadows, Cobar. Deceases was 48 years old and was born at Cobar. At the time of his death he was in partnership with his father in the Meadows property. He is survived by a wife, six sons and four daughters, the youngest being four years of age. They are George, Fred, Neville, Noel, Max, Barry and Mrs. J. Lane, Noona Station; Phyllis, Beryl and Joan. Two brothers are Donald (Cobar) and Douglas, and six sisters, Mrs. G. Booth (Windara), Mrs. E. Booth (Mount Doris), Mrs. B Pretty (Cobar), Mrs. F. Booth (Broadmeadows), and Mrs. C. Fox and Mrs. M. Brown, of Lithgow.
The internment will take place a The Meadows Cemetery at 4pm. today (Friday). Rev. Brother George, of Cobar will officiate. Funeral arrangements will be in the hands of Mr. T. Leggett, Wilcannia.
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