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CLINGIN, Albert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2883 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1916, Place of enlistment - Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Hillsborough, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bostocks Creek, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Stanley State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Memorials: | Beechworth Shire WW1 Honour Roll, Colac Soldier's Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2883, Place of enlistment - Warrnambool, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2883, Emabarked on HMAT 'A14' Euripides from Melbourne | |
| 28 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 29 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 14 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2883, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Returned to Australia on SS Zealandic arriving on 28th June 1919 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Arthur and Mary (nee Macpherson) Clingin.
Brother of Arthur Henry 1873, George 1875 (4300 Sapper 3rd Tunnelling Company AIF WW1 - Died of pneumonia as prisoner of war), Francis Carins 1877 and Wilfred Archibald 1879