CLELAND, Samuel Davenport
| Service Number: | 2556 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kensington, South Australia, 11 January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Poultry Farmer |
| Died: | Wounds and pneumonia, Fremantle, Western Australia, 14 January 1919, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Anglican Section MON AA, Site 1661 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hackney St Peter's College Fallen Honour Board, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Southern Cross Christ Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2556, 44th Infantry Battalion, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2556, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2556, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 1 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2556, 44th Infantry Battalion |
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From the book Fallen Saints - Samuel Davenport Cleland of Great Boulder, Western Australia was born at Kensington South Australia. He attended St Peter's College 1898 -1902 and prior to enlisting in Perth on 10 July 1916 was a poultry Farmer. After initial training at Blackboy Hill he joined the 5th quota of reinforcements for the 44th Battalion and sailed from Fremantle aboard HMAT Argyllshire on 9 November. He disembarked at Devonport, England on 10 Jan 1917 and after further training at 11th Training Battalion, Durrington, England, proceeded to France on 5 April and marched in to 3rd Australian Division Base Depot at Étaples the next day.
The 44th Battalion was raised at Claremont, Western Australia in February 1916 and with the 41st, 42nd, 43rd, Battalions made up the 11th Brigade, 3rd Division. Known as ‘Old Bill’s Thousand,’ the battalion, was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William Mansbridge and it entered the trenches for the first time on 29 December 1916 where it spent the miserable winter months either working in the rear areas or shivering in the front line trenches.
After being taken the strength of the battalion on 9 April 1917, Private Cleland was attached for duty to the 11th Machine Gun Company at the end of May.
He was wounded in action near Messines on 2 August and evacuated to No 3 Stationary Hospital Rouen where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his right leg, broken bones and multiple shell wounds to his left elbow.
On 9 September, he was invalided to England aboard HS Aberdonian and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Egbaston Birmingham the next day. He sailed from Liverpool aboard the HMAHS Karoola on 25 November and was admitted to No 8 Australian General Hospital Fremantle on 4 January 1918. A little more than a year after returning to Australia, Samuel Davenport Cleland died as a result of his wounds and pneumonia at No 8 Australian General Hospital Fremantle; he was 33 years of age.
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