Clement Percival WITHERS

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WITHERS, Clement Percival

Service Number:	1980
Enlisted:	1 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Goulburn, New South Wales, 15 May 1898
Home Town:	Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sacred Heart Convent, Goulburn
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 23 July 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Belgium Near Messines, Belgium, Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

1 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1980, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1980 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-07-23
1 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
23 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1980, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1980, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney

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Biography

Clemmie was the son of Catherine and George Withers. He was the tenth of their 12 children.

Clemmie must have been a fairly good student because he received a book prize for "Fisrt Place in First Class" on 16 December 1909 at the Sacred Heart Convent School in Goulburn.

Clemmie was living with his parents in Grafton Street in Goulburn when he enlisted on 25 January 1916. He was 17 years old. His mother was heartbroken when he enlisted and initially told him she would not agree. However he was determined to go and told his mother he would go to another town to enlist if necessary.

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