Regimental number | 2947 |
Other Names | Claude William |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Alice Street, Sans Souci |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C L Smith Stevenson, Alice Street, Sans Souci |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 5th Field Ambulance |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Warrant Officer (Class I) |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Casualty Clearing Station |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On the morning of August 22nd, 1915 at Gallipoli after the attack on Hill 60 Trenches by the 18th Field Ambulance Battalion and their retirement from some of the captures trenches, a number of wounded were left in the open. At dusk Captain Savage of the 5th Field Ambulance acted at once and called for volunteers and organised the parties under Sergeant Long and with these bearers went into the open to search and bring in wounded under continuous rifle and shrapnel fire the whole time during the night. They continued in bright moonlight to go out and search for wounded. The search continued the following night and they brought in over 30 of our wounded men. On one occasion Sergeant Long, Corporal Smith and Private Bryant went almost to the enemy trenches, the New Zealanders holding their fire, and brought in a wounded man. Privates Ramage and Burgess were out collecting wounded when Private Ramage was shot dead. All these men behaved with conspicuous devotion to duty on this occasion and on the night of 27th August, 1915.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |