ATKINSON, Clarence Anthony Etheridge
| Service Number: | 318 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 28 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gold Street State School, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 28 June 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot II, Row B, Grave 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 318, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 318, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 318, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 318, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 318 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Clarence Anthony Etheridge ATKINSON was born on 28th June, 1892 in Collingwood, Victoria
His parents were John William ATKINSON and Sarah ETHERIDGE & he was one of 9 children
He had 2 years service in the Senior Cadets before he enlisted in Melbourne on 18th August, 1914 and embarked with the 4th Light Horse Regiment Headquarters on the ship Wiltshire on 19th October, 1914.
Clarence was Killed in Action on his 23rd Birthday on 28th June, 1915 at Gallipoli and is buried in Beach Cemetery - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal.
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