HUNGERFORD, Clarence Arthur
| Service Number: | 5841 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (NSW), Hawkesbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Kurrajong, NSW, 11 March 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Stephens Anglican Church Cemetery, Hawkesbury, New South Wales Ashes at St Stephen's Anglican Church, Grose Vale Road, Kurrajong, NSW |
| Memorials: | Richmond War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5841, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5841, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5841, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 1 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5841, 20th Infantry Battalion, GSW to left hand, severe | |
| 19 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5841, 20th Infantry Battalion, In 1916 was promoted to Acting LCpl and acting Sgt on 24/8/1919 but after his wounding was court marshalled for a series of AWOL offences. |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Pte Clarence Arthur HUNGERFORD
Regimental Number: 5841
Unit Name: 20th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
Occupation: School Teacher (after the war, Clarence was an orchardist, beekeeper, saw miller)
Address: The Slopes, Kurrajong, via Richmond, NSW
Age of Enlistment: 20 years and 4 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 28 February 1916, Bathurst, NSW.
Next of Kin: Mother, Emma Elizabeth Hungerford, The Slopes, via Richmond, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 20th Battalion
Campaigns Served: France
Promotions/War Service: While in the Dubbo Camp, Dubbo, NSW, Clarence was promoted to Sergeant, and then at Liverpool depot, he was Acting Sergeant. From Plymouth, Devon, England, on 7 December 1916 he marched in to 5th Training Battalion, and reverted to Acting Sgt. The same day he was promoted Acting Corporal. Proceeded overseas to France per SS Arundel from Folkestone, England, on 4 February 1917, and reverted to Private at 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, France. On 9 February 1917, he was Taken on Strength, 20th Battalion. He was wounded on 1 March 1917, and was evacuated from Le Havre on HS Formosa to England on 9 March 1917 and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, England, with a gunshot wound to left hand (severe) on 9 March 1917. He was discharged to furlough and reported to Weymouth, Dorset, England on 20 June 1917. He proceeded overseas to France on 9 October 1917.
From 6 May 1918 until 25 November 1918 he was absent from his battalion. During this time, Clarence made his way to Spain, with the idea of going to America. He was fed up with the war, and the treatment of the general troops by officers. On 25th November 1918, he turned himself in to the Military Police in Paris, France. Clarence was returned to his unit in the 20th Battalion. He was admitted to hospital in France on 17 December 1918 with lacerations to left ear, eyes and lip, received accidentally. He was discharged to duty on 29 December 1918. A Court Martial was held in the field on 15 January 1919, sentencing him to 2 years jail, being guilty of A.W.L., but not guilty of desertion.
He was only admitted to 5th Military Prison on 14 February 1919, and on the 23 February he was admitted to 30th General Hospital with influenza. Discharged back to prison on 8 March 1919. On 24 May 1919 he was sent back to England and proceeded to Northampton Prison. His sentence was suspended on 18 June 1919, and he was released to camp on 21 June 1919, leaving England to return to Australia on 3 July 1919. He was discharged from the AIF at Sydney on 19 September 1919.
Place of Wounding: Gunshot wound, left hand, severe, 9 March 1917.
Fate: Returned to Australia per Prince Hubertus, 26 August 1919. He married Mary White Cremin, 9 September 1924, St Philip's Church of England, York Street, Sydney, NSW. He then served in the 19th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (Part-time) during World War 2.
Place of Death:
11 March 1958, Kurrajong, NSW
Place of Burial: Ashes at St Stephen's Anglican Church, Grose Vale Road, Kurrajong, NSW.
Medals: British War Medal; Victory Medal
War Memorial/Honour Roll: Richmond and District Memorial, Bridge Street, Richmond, NSW; Department of Education Building, Sydney, NSW
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