DRIVER, Clement Claude
| Service Numbers: | 2126, 2126A |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot II, Row A, Grave 2. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2126, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2126, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2126, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2126A, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2126A awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Clement Claude Driver was born in England and only came out to Australia the year before he enlisted in 1915.
He was taken on strength of the 3rd Battalion on 4 August 1915, and fought through the Battle of Lone Pine, only to be killed in action several weeks later. He was originally buried in the Browns Dip Cemetery, about 200 metres behind the Lone Pine position, but his remains were moved to the Lone Pine Cemetery due to the heavy flooding that Browns Dip was subject to in adverse weather.
During 1920, his mother wrote to the AIF several times, from England, seeking information about his war gratuity and a pension.
She also added “do you require 2 glass cases of stuff birds, I have 2 to dispose of, price for the 2, 3 pounds, also a gramophone, a veary good one, price of gramophone, 15 pounds.”
Major Lean of Base Records replied in his very formal manner,
“I have to acknowledge receipt of your communication of 23rd February 1920, concerning your son, the late No. 2126 Private C.C. Driver, 3rd Battalion, and state an extract from same has been referred to the Commissioner of Pensions, Melbourne, for attention.
I do not require the cases of stuffed birds or gramophone as mentioned in your letter,
yours faithfully, Major Lean, Officer i/c Base Records.”
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