CLAPHAM, Henry John
| Service Number: | 3536 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 May 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Second Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, 18 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Police Constable |
| Died: | Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 3536, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
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| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement 3536, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Zealandic embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Embarked 3536, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), SS Zealandic, Melbourne | |
| 16 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 3536, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Martin
Henry John CLAPHAM was born in Sunbury, Victoria in 1888.
He trained as a blacksmith and in 1910 joined the Victorian Police Force stationed at Russell Street, Melbourne.
Henry married Emma Ada Clapham in 1910 and joined the AIF on 2/5/1918.
He was allotted to the Australian Flying Corps as an Air Mechanic and left Australia aboard the HMAT Zealandic on 5/10/1918.
He arrived in the UK after the armistice and returned to Australia on 16/6/1919 and was discharged on 26/7/1919.
He returned to police duties and was stationed at Elsternwick. Unfortunately he was involved in the Police Strike in November 1923 and was dismissed from the Police Service.
Henry died at Cheltenham in 1964 aged 75years.