| Regimental number | 7421 |
| Place of birth | Co Cork, Ireland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 208 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 156 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs F McClyment, 44 South Mall, Cork, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the South Irish Horse Yeomanry. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 5, Battery 14 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front . Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 20 March 1916. Wounded in action, France, 5 May 1917; admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 May 1917 (gun shot wound back, mild); transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 6 May 1917; to Ambulance Train, 6 May 1917; to 24 General Hospital, Etaples, France, 7 May 1917; embarked at Calais, France, for England, 17 May 1917; admitted to Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton, England, 17 May 1917; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 2 July 1917; discharged on furlough, 6 July 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 20 July 1917; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, 20 July 1917; marched out to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 28 July 1917; marched in to No 1 Command Depot, 28 July 1917. Marched in to 2nd Training Bn, Sutton Veny, 28 November 1917; marched out to 1st Training Bn, Sutton Veny, 29 November 1917. Marched into 1st Training Bn, 25 April 1918. Appointed Acting Corporal, England, 25 June 1918. Taken on strength, 1st Training Bn, England, 19 September 1918; promoted to Temporary Corporal, 19 September 1918. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 27 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia, from Liverpool, England, on board HT ‘Czar’, 23 March 1919; transhipped to HT ‘Dongala’, 10 April 1919; disembarked, Sydney, 19 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 10 August 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, McCLYMENT Hugh |
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