Regimental number | 5562 |
Place of birth | Lemerick, Ireland |
Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Holbornville, Kenthurst, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Frank Clement, Holbornville, Kenthurst, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Margaret CLEMENT |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 26 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 December 1916; taken on strength, 20th Bn, 17 December 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 1 June 1917; promoted Corporal, 20 September 1917; Temporary Sergeant, 20 September 1917; reverted to Corporal, 10 December 1917. On leave to England, 28 December 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 15 January 1918. Wounded in action, 7 April 1918 (gun shot wound, slight), and admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred same day to Casualty Clearing Station, and thence to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 8 April 1918; transferred to England, 13 April 1918, and admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, 16 April 1918 (gun shot wound, left foot: severe); transferred to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 10 May 1918; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 11 June 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Malta', 31 July 1918; disembarked Melbourne 28 September 1918, for overland travel to Sydney; discharged (wounded), Sydney, 19 November 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 45 |
Place of burial | New Liverpool Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLEMENT Andrew Bryant |