CLUES, Charles Edwin Joseph
| Service Number: | 1677 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1915, Helena Vale, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, August 1881 |
| Home Town: | Sale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sale State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer/Horse trainer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 12 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC I.G.4. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1677, Helena Vale, Western Australia | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1677, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1677, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 12 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1677, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Charles Edwin Joseph CLUES was born in Sale, Victoria in 1881
His parents were Joseph CLUES and Maria SMITH
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"... 1677 Private (Pte) Charles Edwin Joseph Clues, 11th Battalion, of Sale, Vic. He was a farm labourer and horse trainer prior to enlisting in February 1915. Pte Clues embarked from Fremantle WA with the 3rd Reinforcement on board HMAT Itonus(A50) on 22 February 1915. He arrived at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, in May 1915 and was killed in action on 12 July 1915. He was 33 years of age. Pte Edwin Clues was cousin to 652 Pte Hubert Clues also of Sale" - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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