| Regimental number | 4869 |
| Place of birth | Warragul, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | MaCarthur Street, Sale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 9.75" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr W Phillips, Macarthur Street, Sale, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 50th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces, Prahran, Victoria. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *given name two spellings Clemons and Clemond |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mrs E. PHILLIPS. Native of Sale, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Uncle: WO II Garfield RILEY, 5th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916, and reverted to the ranks. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 3 July 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PHILLIPS Clemons William
Red Cross File No 2150212 |
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