WARREN, Clarence Hampton
| Service Number: | 1384 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, An original of D Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Quorn, South Australia, Australia, 24 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Katanning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Katanning Primary School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1384, 32nd Infantry Battalion, An original of D Company | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1384, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1384, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Clarence’s older brother 2903 Pte. Lewis Stanley Warren 44th Battalion AIF, was later killed in action in Belgium 14 October 1917, aged 28.
Their father, Mr. Louis Warren went to Western Australia from South Australia in about 1904 to take charge of the late Hon. F.H. Piesse's station at Riverdale. Two years later he became manager for Mr. A. E. Piesse at Langaweira, which post he filled with marked success. He died suddenly of a heart attack in 1914. Their mother died in early 1915, just before her only two sons enlisted. They gave their place of association as Katanning, Western Australia.
Clarence Hampton Warren was posted missing at Fromelles 20 July 1916. At a Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, he was pronounced 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'.
Lewis Stanley Warren was still in Western Australia when the news of his brother’s death came through. He desperately tried to obtain a death certificate from Base Records so that he could finalise his brother’s affairs prior to his own enlistment, which took place in September 1916.
Clarence’s medals were sent to his sister, Alice Warren.