Clarence HEMS

Regimental number1973
Place of birthMelbourne
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationElectro plater
AddressHansleigh, Cr Gillies Street And Hudelling Road, Fairfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs E A Hems, 151 Station Street, Fairfield, Victoria
Enlistment date18 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 17 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Place of burialAssevillers New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Elizabeth HEMS, "Hemsleigh", Heidelberg Road, Fairfield Park, Victoria