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CLEMENTS, Edward George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 296, 6969 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, 1870 |
| Home Town: | Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 27 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1914: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 296, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps , Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Mar 1916: | Discharged Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 296, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
| 3 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6969, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6969, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6969, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6969, 8th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Deb Robinson
Edward George Clements also served under the name of Charles River during his service in the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces Tropical unit.
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