| Regimental number | 5640 |
| Place of birth | Springfield, New South Wales |
| School | Public School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Springfield via Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24.3 |
| Height | 5' 11.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William McClelland, Springfield via Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Royal Garrison Artillery, Sydney; completed term of enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 18th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
| Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
| Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Cologne Southern Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row A, Grave No. 14), Germany |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 86 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Tirranna Cemetery, New South Wales. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: William and Bridget McCLELLAND, Victoria Street, Goulburn, New South Wales. Native of Springfield, Goulburn. |
| Family/military connections | Cousin killed at Bullecourt on the 4th of May 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 September 19167; disembarked, Plymouth, England, 26 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 February 1917; joined 18th Bn, in the field, 10 February 1917. Reported missing, 3 May 1917; subsequently reported captured, and interned at Limburg. Died of wounds (grenade splinter wound, head), Reserve Lazarette 11, Aachen, Germany, 31 May 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McCLELLAND Samuel |
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