Regimental number | 1930 |
Place of birth | Gosford, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Railway fireman |
Address | Sydney Road, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 6' 1" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs A E Cram, Sydney Road, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1931 Pte Thomas Arthur CLEGG, 3rd Bn, killed in action, battle of Lone Pine. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Gallipoli, 14 June 1915; admitted to 'Calidonian', 7 August 1915 (shrapnel wound, left leg); rejoined unit, Mudros, 10 October 1915; admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 2 December 1915 (myositis); transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 2 December 1915; embarked for Alexandria, 4 December 1915 (old gun shot wound, arm); disembarked Alexandria, 7 December 1915; admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 8 December 1915; to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, 9 December 1915; to Overseas Base, 10 December 1915. Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 8 April 1916 (phthisis, fractured left leg); transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, 20 April 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HS 'Kanowna', 11 May 1916; disembarked, 16 June 1916; discharged (medically unfit), 15 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLEGG Herbert John |