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William John CLEMENTS

Regimental number872
Place of birthEngland
SchoolChurch of England School, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressEast Narrogin, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinD J Clements, East Narrogin, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed 2 years in 4th Volunteer Battalion, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment.
Enlistment date7 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBernafay Wood British Cemetery (Row G, Grave No. 33), Montauban, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William John and Emma CLEMENTS, Wardering, East Narrogin, Western Australia. Native of England

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