Robert John MCCLELLAND

MCCLELLAND, Robert John

Service Number: 82
Enlisted: 11 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 18 January 1894
Home Town: Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling: Wollongong Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 26 April 1915, aged 21 years
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
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World War 1 Service

11 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, 82, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
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
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 82, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
26 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 82, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography 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