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MCCLELLAND, William Hughie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2712 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Iron Moulder |
| Died: | Heart Failure, Heliopolis, Egypt, 15 January 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave No. 260, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Eaglehawk Mechanics Institute Roll of Honour, Eaglehawk Uniting Church Honour Board and Memorial Windows |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2712, 24th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2712, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2712, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
An 18 year old iron moulder prior to enlisting on 23 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with the 6th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 27 October 1915 aboard HMAT Ulysses (A38).
After arriving in Egypt, he was admitted to hospital in Cairo on 11 January 1916 with a back injury.
Pte McClelland died of heart failure at the 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis on 15 January 1916 and is buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt.
Source: AWM
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