Regimental number | 169 |
Place of birth | Dromana, Victoria |
Other Names | Clydesdale |
School | State School No. 184, Dromana, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carrier |
Address | Dromana |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, M Clydesdale, Dromana |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Dromana, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot I, Row, A, Grave No 18), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Martha Ellen CLYDESDALE, 'Narre', Warren Road, Cranbourne, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Killed in action, Gallipoli, 29 November 1915; buried Browns Dip, Gallipoli, 29 November 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as CLYDSDALE. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLYDESDALE William Dyson |