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Clemence Henry GAMBLE

Regimental number6500
Date of birth20 March 1884
Place of birthNorth Winton, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWinton North PO, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Gamble, Winton North PO, Victoria
Enlistment date18 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialAeroplane Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 13), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Jane GAMBLE, Winton North, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 4494 Sergeant Harvery Lewis Sydney GAMBLE, 54th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1918; 6055 Pte Robert James GAMBLE, 24th Bn, killed in action,8 October 1917; 3509 Pte Leslie James WAIN MM, 1st Bn, returned to Australia (sister-in-law's cousin) ; 6498 Pte Victor GREEN, 5th Bn, died of wounds, 22 April 1917 (nephew of Clemence Gamble's sister's husband).
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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