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CLAXTON, Herbert Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1413 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Punt Road State School, South Yarra |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head and leg, On board HS Maheno, Mudros, Greece, 4 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
East Mudros Military Cemetery Plot 11, Row I, Grave 203 Rev. E. Raymond officiated, East Mudros Military Cemetery, Mudros, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1413, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1413, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1413, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1413, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounds to the head and leg. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Frederick and Eva Isabel Claxton of Prahran, Victoria. Brother of Reginald George Claxton of West Richmond, Victoria, Cecil C. Claxton of St Kilda, Vic. and Mabel Doreen Claxton of Campsie, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal