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Robert William CLEWS

Regimental number1331
Date of birth30 August 1893
Place of birthLiverpool, England
SchoolOrphanage School, Liverpool, England
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSteward
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinSister, Mrs F Blanchard, 14 Cornici Road, Stonycroft, England
Enlistment date6 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 11 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1305
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 February 1918
Discharge date22 May 1918
Other details

War service: embarked from Australia, 11 February 1915.

Wounded, Gallipoli (gun shot wounds, both arms and chest), 8 August 1915; transferred to Alexandria, Egypt, 11 August 1915, and thence to England, and admitted to No. 3 Western General Hospital, Cardiff, 5 October 1915.

Taken on strength, No. 2 Convalescent Depot, 4 August 1916. Attached as Home Service Details to 1st Training Battalion, 23 November 1916.

Commenced return to Australia, 15 February 1918; disembarked, 17 April 1918; discharged on medical grounds, 22 May 1918. Granted pension of thirty shillings per fortnight from 23 May 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death24 March 1952
Age at death59
Place of burialCremated: Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales

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