Frederick Harrington CLAY

CLAY, Frederick Harrington

Service Number: 3224
Enlisted: 15 November 1917, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank: Second Class Air Mechanic
Last Unit: Australian Flying Corps (AFC)
Born: Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia, 6 October 1899
Home Town: Petrie, Moreton Bay, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Motor Cycle Mechanic
Died: Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 15 September 1980, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Point Clare General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials: Woody Point Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

15 Nov 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 3224, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Brisbane, Qld.
8 May 1918: Involvement 3224, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 May 1918: Embarked 3224, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), RMS Osterley, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Frederick's parents were Henry Harrington Clay and Emilie Wilhelmina Fredericka Korn, who lived at North Pine. He enlisted 15 November 1917 at Brisbane. Frederick was a motor mechanic by trade, he joined the newly formed Australian Flying Corps. After the war Frederick initially settled at Petrie and was working as a mechanic. He then moved to New South Wales where he married Margaret Grace Clay (maiden name) in 1929 and was a draughtsman at Granville, New South Wales.