CULPIN, Clarence Howard
| Service Number: | 5813 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stoke, Newington, England, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Eumundi, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Central SS, Gatton Agricultural College, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension VII H 6, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eumundi & District Roll of Honour, Gatton Agricultural College HR, Nambour Heroes Walk, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5813, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5813, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5813, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Millice and Hannah CULPIN, Taringa, Queensland.
His family came to Australia when he was 11. He attended Gatton College from 1897 to 1898 and graduated with a Diploma.
EUMUNDI
For the Front-— Mr. C. H. Culpin, of Sunrise, near Kumundi, has enlisted for the front and has gone into camp. He has leased his property to Messrs. Fred Hull and C. Ball.
Killed in Action. — Word was received here this week that Private Clarence Culpin, of Eumundi, had been killed in action in France. He was a well-known dairyihan here before enlisting. He responded to the call to arms and leased his farm. He was about 30 years of age, a single man, and a son of Dr. Culpin, of Brisbane.
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