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CLAYTON, Charles John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 850 |
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Enlisted: | 27 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
Home Town: | Yarram, Wellington, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kolora Honour Roll, Terang 100th Centenary of Armistice Remembering Our Fallen, Terang War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Yarram WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
27 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 850, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria | |
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8 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 850, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 850, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
30 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 850, 24th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Nile" | |
7 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 850, 24th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Gallipoli, Turkey | |
7 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 850, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
10 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 850, 24th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Unknown" | |
13 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 850, 24th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- Hospital -- Sick -- Tel El Kebir | |
21 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 850, 24th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- No 2. Australian General Hospital -- Pneumonia (Dangerously Ill) -- Ghezireh | |
22 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 850, 24th Infantry Battalion, Update -- Off dangerously ill list -- Ghezireh | |
15 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 850, 24th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- No 3. Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- Pneumonia -- Heliopolis | |
12 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 850, 24th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- Convalescent Hospital -- Ras el Tin | |
5 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 850, Overseas Base, Discharged to Duty -- Ras el Tin | |
20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from Overseas Base | |
18 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 850, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle" | |
29 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 850, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 850, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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