The AIF Project

Clement Arnold DANSIE

Regimental number3704
Date of birth13 May 1894
Place of birthWirraburra Forest, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressWirrabara, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.3
Height5' 5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S A Dansie, Wirrabana, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 months in the Senior Cadets; moved to Exempt Area under Compulsory Military Training scheme.
Enlistment date24 August 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT RMS Malwa on 2 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 January 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Spelt Clement Arnon Dansie on NR
Discharge date18 February 1919
Other details

Wounded in action (gun shot wound, right leg), 26 September 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Morvada', 20 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: disordered action of the heart), Adelaide, 18 February 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death23 September 1976
Age at death82
Place of burialCentennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, DANSIE Clement Arnold

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2026, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.