Edgar John CLOUGH

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Service Number:	7463
Enlisted:	21 March 1917, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Eaglehawk State School and Bendigo High School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Postal official
Died:	Killed in Action, Mont St Quentin, France, 2 September 1918
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 13
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll

21 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7463, 1st Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW
10 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 7463, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
10 May 1917:	Embarked Private, 7463, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
21 Feb 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7463, 1st Infantry Battalion, Gassed at La Basse Ville. Evacuated to hospital. Rejoined unit 24 April 1918.
1 Jul 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, France
4 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7463, 24th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7463, 24th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
2 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7463, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne
2 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 7463, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7463 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-02

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