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CLYNE, William Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 886 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Deniliquin Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 10 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 886, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 7 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 886, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: '' | |
| 7 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 886, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Palermo, Melbourne | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Involvement Trooper, 886, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 886 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-08-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
According to newspapers at the time, Trooper Clyne was one of only six survivors that were left of the gallant 5th reinforcements of the 8th Australian Light Horse after the charge at The Nek, Gallipoli on 7 August 1915.