CLISSOLD, George Albert
| Service Number: | 4392 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia , 26 July 1873 |
| Home Town: | Emu Plains, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Penrith Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Builder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 November 1916, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Emu Plains Public School Honour Board WW1, Emu Plains War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement 4392, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked 4392, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 19 Nov 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 4392, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4392 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
4392 Corporal George Albert Clissold, 18th Battalion AIF, was the eldest son of Thomas Clissold, a well-known builder in the Penrith area. In 1895 George married Mary Innes, and was the father of four children by 1901. Before the outbreak of World War 1, George had served in K Company of the 3rd Australian Infantry Regiment for nine years and held rank of Sergeant.
George enlisted on 22nd August, 1915 in Sydney, despite reaching his mid forties. He was assigned to the 18th Battalion, and left Australia aboard the transport ship during April 1916. After training in England, he arrived at Etaples, France on the 11th September 1916. He was promoted to Corporal on the 12th November 1916 and was struck in the chest by shrapnel on 19th November, 1916 and killed instantly.
George was known as Dad because of his age and was well liked by his fellow battalion members. Throughout his short army career, he was given acting rank of Sergeant on a number of occasions. He was 43 years old and also has no known grave and is remembered on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.
George and Mary Clissold’s eldest child, 1809 Private Charles Albert Clissold 36th Battalion AIF, enlisted in March 1916 with his parents consent as he was under the age of 21. His age is listed as 18 years and 1 month, and Charles Clissold left Australia September 1916 and arrived at Portsmouth, England during December 1916. He joined the 36th Battalion at Etaples in January 1917. On the 7th June 1917, the 36th Battalion took part in Battle of Messines and Charles was killed in action on the same day.
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