CLOVER, William Crellin
| Service Number: | 1233 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia, January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Drouin, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Drouin State School. Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, 23 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard St. Lawrence Churchyard (Australian Grave 27), Cowley, Middlesex., Harefield (St Mary) Churchyard, Harefield, Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Drouin War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1233, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1233, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1233, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1233, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1233 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-06-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Anderson
William Crellin CLOVER was born in 1892 at Rupanyup, Victoria
His parents were Daniel CLOVER and Maud CRELLIN who married in 1891 in Victoria
His brother Arthur Daniel CLOVER (SN1232) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1916
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"...1233 Trooper William Crellin Clover, 9th Reinforcements, 4th Light Horse Regiment, of Drouin, Vic, aged 23. Tpr Clover enlisted on 26 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Hororata on 27 September 1915. He was later transferred to the 2nd Light Horse Regiment. Tpr Clover died of illness on 23 June 1917 at No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, England." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 23rd June.... William Crellin Clover was born in 1892 at Rupanyup, Victoria. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 26th July, 1915 as a 23 year old, single, Labourer from Drouin, Victoria.
Private Clover embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Hororata (A 20) on 27th September, 1915 with the 4th Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcements. His younger brother Arthur Daniel Clover embarked the same day.
4th Light Horse Regiment
The 4th Light Horse Regiment was formed as the divisional cavalry regiment for the 1st Australian Division on 11 August 1914. Belying traditional stereotypes, over 20 per cent of the original regiment were city dwellers from Melbourne. The regiment sailed from Melbourne on 19 October 1914 and disembarked in Egypt on 10 December……
(Extract of Battalion information from the Australian War Memorial)
Private Clover embarked from Alexandria on 10th June, 1916 & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 17th June, 1916. He was transferred to 2nd Anzac Mounted Regiment on 7th July, 1916 from 4th Light Horse Regiment.
Trooper Clover was admitted to Field Ambulance on 13th December, 1916 with Tubercle of Lung then transferred to Hospital at Wimereux with chronic bronchitis. He was invalided to England on Hospital Ship & admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital (Kings Heath Section) Birmingham, England on 26th December, 1916 with Bronchitis - severe. The Hospital Admissions form recorded “Cough for 6 months; marked loss of weight; night sweats; dullness R Apex. Increased V.R. No T.B. found.”
Trooper Clover was transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex on 23rd May, 1917 for return to Australia. “T.B. present.” A Medical Report was completed on 28th May, 1917 & the Medical Board agreed that Trooper Clover was permanently unfit for General & Home Service.
Trooper William Crellin Clover was reported as dangerously ill with Tuberculosis on 28th May, 1917. He died at 9 am on 23rd June, 1917 at 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex, England from Tuberculosis of Lungs.
Trooper William Crellin Clover was buried in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Harefield, Middlesex, England where 112 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
[Trooper Clover's younger brother - Arthur Daniel Clover was returned to Australia on 5th July, 1916 to be medically discharged.]
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-a---c.html
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