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DOWN, Clarence Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5580 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Scottsdale, Tasmania, 1 November 1879 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not known |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds (POW of Germany), France, 23 March 1917, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hem-Lenglet Communal Cemetery Hem-Lenglet Communal Cemetery, Hem-Lenglet, Cambrai, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5580, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5580, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5580, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5580, 23rd Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, GSW (hands, chest, abdomen) | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Imprisoned The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Clarence Percival DOWN was born in Scottsdale, Tasmania on 1st November, 1879
His parents were Ambrose DOWN and Elizabeth Medhurst NEWMAN
He married Louisa Ada Nellie PERHAM in Tasmania in 1900
One daughter Thelma born 8th November, 1900 Tasmania
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