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MCCLELLAND, Robert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 82 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wals |
| Occupation: | Mechanical Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Courtney’s and Steel's Post Cemetery Special Memorial Grave 31 Headstone inscription reads: Greater love hath no man he lay down his life for his friends, Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 82, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 1 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Prior to embarking | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 82, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 82, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Isabella McClelland of Kembla Street, Wollongong, NSW. Brother of Isabella of 82 Manning Road, Double Bay, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Was apprenticed to E, R & S Corporation of Pt Kembla, NSW