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ST CLAIR, Christopher Fenwicke
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3401 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1917, Inverell, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barraba, NSW, 24 September 1882 |
| Home Town: | Nullamanna, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | The Armidale School, NSW |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 August 1918, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery IX A 6 |
| Memorials: | Armidale School War Memorial Gates, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell War Memorial, Nullamanna Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3401, 34th Infantry Battalion, Inverell, NSW | |
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| 16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 3401, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 3401, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
CHRISTOPHER FENWICKE ST. CLAIR
Called Kit.
From Armidale. His father was James St. Clair.
At TAS a little under a year from Feb. to Sept. 1896. In the 150 yards handicap for boys between 15 and 16 he came second to C.C. Danger “A very good race; St. Clair came up well at the finish and almost caught Dangar".
After leaving school he worked at Yetman.
Served in the 14th Field Artillery Brigade as a Gunner.
Brother - H. St. Clair who worked on "Europambela" near Walcha.
Husband of Ethel Maud St. Clair, Nullamanna via Inverell, NSW