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CLUGSTON, Thomas Richard Ireland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3370 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia, September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Nimbin, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Nimbin Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 19 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Nimbin District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3370, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3370, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3370, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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From 52nd Battalion AIF
Pte Thomas CLUGSTON enlisted on 30 September 1916 and his mother recorded that he entered camp on his 22nd birthday, 30 October 1916. He embarked with the 9th Reinforcements to the 52nd Bn in January 1917 and disembarked at Devonport on 12 April. He marched into Codford Camp and reported sick with the mumps in June. Proceeded to France on 6 August and taken on strength with the 52nd on the 24th of August. He was killed at Broodseinde Ridge; his mother wrote that ‘…he was a scout on the front line’.
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