Wilfred Lorimer Thomas COLCLOUGH

COLCLOUGH, Wilfred Lorimer Thomas

    Service Number: 5561
    Enlisted: 26 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 7 April 1894
    Home Town: Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria
    Schooling: Scotch College, Melbourne
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Died of Wounds , France, 29 August 1918, aged 24 years
    Cemetery: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club
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    World War 1 Service

    26 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5561, Melbourne, Victoria
    25 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5561, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
    25 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5561, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
    29 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5561, 24th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5561 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-29

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    Biography

    Wilfred Lorimer Thomas COLCLOUGH was born in Essendon, Victoria in 1894

    His parents were Richard COLCLOUGH and Jane GRAHAM -

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    Three of his brothers also served in WW1

    1. John James COLCLOUGH (SN 5073) returned to Australia in 1919

    2. Herbert George Howe COLCLOUGH (SN 5935) returned to Australia in 1919

    3. William Archibald Gordon COLCLOUGH (SN 3370 ) returned to Australia in 1918

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