William Lewis CLELAND

Regimental number3591
Place of birthBelfast, Co Antrim, Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSoldier
AddressPaddington, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rachel Cleland, 'Balcaston', Oxford Street, Paddington, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years, 7 months, 8th Infantry; 1 year, 10 months, Instructional Staff (Brisbane)
Enlistment date1 March 1917
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name52nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/69/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3591A
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 December 1918
Discharge date16 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney on HMAT 'Euripides', 31 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, 26 December 1917, and marched into 13th Training Bn, Codford. Proceeded to France through Southampton, 12 March 1918; marched into 4th Australian Infantry Base Depot, Havre, 13 March 1918; marched out to unit, 14 March 1918; taken on strength of 52nd Bn in the field, 18 March 1918.

Admitted to 29th Casualty Clearing Station, 5 April 1918; transferred to Ambulance Train '27', 6 April 1918; to 56th General Hospital, 7 April 1918 (shrapnel wound, ankle). Proceeded to England on HS 'Newhaven', 10 April 1918; admitted to 1st Birmingham War Hospital, Rednal, 11 April 1918; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 27 May 1918; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 23 August 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 September 1918.

Found guilty, 4 November 1918, of neglect to obey Australian Imperial Force Depot Order 2256 of 16 October 1917 in that he was in Weymouth without a pass: reprimanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Lane.

Commenced return to Australia on 'Somali', 10 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 8 February 1919. Discharged Brisbane, 16 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CLELAND William Lewis