Regimental number | 4774 |
Place of birth | Rutherglen, Victoria |
School | Central School, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 7 Dickens Street, Burnley, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Clay, 7 Dickens Street, Burnley, Victoria |
Previous military service | Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bailleul, France |
Age at death | 21.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 50), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph Edwin and Emily Charlotte CLAY, 2 Lavidge Street, Hawthorn, Victoria. Native of Rutherglen, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |