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COMPTON, Clarence Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1011, 1011A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 16 September 1874 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Suicide, Marakeb, Egypt, Marakeb, Frontier, Egypt, 3 September 1917, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) XXV. B. 5. Latitude: 31.51247N Longitude: 34.4821E, Gaza War Cemetery, Gaza, Israel |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1011, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1011, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Port Macquarie, Sydney | |
| 3 Sep 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1011A, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1011A awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-09-03 - 1917-09-04 |
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