Regimental number | 1772 |
Place of birth | Warrnambool, Victoria |
Other Names | Lumsden, Clyde Alexander |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Boilermaker |
Address | High Street, Koroit, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Lumsden, High Street, Koroit, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Springvale Botanical Cemetery (Allen Memorial Lawn N. 34), Melbourne, Victoria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 94 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Mary LUMSDEN, Koroit. Native of Koroit. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4543 Sergeant John Proudfoot LUMSDEN MM, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 7 September 1915 (gonorrhoea). Admitted to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 13 October 1915 (gonorrhoea); discharged, 22 October 1915. Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, 27 October 1915 (gonorrhoea). Admitted to HS 'Aquitania', 23 November 1915 (appendicitis); discharged to Base Details, Mudros, 2 December 1915; rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 7 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 11 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh, 16 January 1916 (bronchitis); transferred to No 2 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 12 February 1916 (phthisis). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Argyleshire', 3 March 1916; admitted to 5th Australian General Hospital, Melbourne. Died, 2 April 1916; cause of death: asthenia and pulmonary and intestinal tuberculosis. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LUMSDEN Clyde Alex |