CLEMENT, Frederick
| Service Number: | 1790 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Croydon, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 1790, 35th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 1790, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Frederick CLEMENT, (Service Number 1790), was born in Croydon, England. By 1914, he was in Granville working in the Railways Department. On 26 February 1916 he enlisted in the AIF in Goulburn, at the age of 33. Clement stated in his enlistment forms that he had very distinctive tattoos, including a peacock and snakes on his left forearm. He listed his mother, M H Clement, who was still living in Croydon, England at this time, as his next of kin
During his voyage to England aboard the HMAT ‘A15’, he was in trouble for gambling, and was fined 40 shillings as punishment. Once in Plymouth, in December, he got into trouble again for failing to attend a parade and was given 28 days of detention as punishment.
Submitted 1 June 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Frederick CLEMENT, (Service Number 1790), was born in Croydon, England. In 1914 he was in Granville working in the Railways Department. On 26th February 1916 he enlisted in the AIF in Goulburn, at the age of 33. Frederick stated in his enlistment forms that he had very distinctive tattoos, including a peacock and snakes on his left forearm. He listed his mother, M H Clement, who was still living in Croydon, England at this time, as his next of kin.
He was in the 35th Battalion, and was given the position of Private upon enlistment, a position in which he would remain. Frederick embarked at Sydney in early September 1916, and then disembarked at Plymouth (England) in October 1916. During this trip, upon the HMAT ‘A15’, he was in trouble for gambling, and was fined 40 shillings as punishment. Once in Plymouth, in December, he got into trouble once again for failing to attend a parade and was given 28 days of detention as punishment.
In January 1917, Frederick went to France aboard the SS ‘Princess Clementine’. After ten months of service overseas, he was killed in action on the battlefield in Belgium. He left everything, including outstanding pay and his possessions, to his mother, who also received his 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, and the Victory Medal.
Since he has no known grave, his name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial. Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board