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William CLERY

Regimental number3056
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address106 Dowling Street, East Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinWife, Mrs Emily Clery, 106 Dowling Street, East Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 7 July 1915 - 23 Battalion 7th Reinforcement; taken on strength 58 Battalion 23 February 1916; 1st Field Battery 16 March 1916; 8 Battalion 3 August 1918.
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme
Age at death40
Place of burialRosieres Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 31), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
52
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. Richmond, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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