CLEMENTS  E.W.

Given Names:  Edmond William

               

Service Number:  1727A

Unit:  5th Battalion, 4th reinforcements                                                                             

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  977231

 

Age:  21 Yrs  1 Mth

Occupation:  Jam Maker                                                                                                

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5½ In                  

Weight:  144 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Medium

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  6/1/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Kate Clements

3 Harcourt Parade, Richmond, Victoria                                                                             

Embarkation Date:  14/4/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Wiltshire A18

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Kaiser-I-Hind                                    

Embarked:  6/5/1919                                 

Disembarked:  16/8/1919

Unit:  8th Field Artillery Brigade                                                                                                     

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  10/9/1919                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  27519

British War Medal:  10105

Victory Medal:  10017

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1894

Place:  Prahran,                                      

Father:  James CLEMENTS                     

Mother:  Kate SEATON

 

MARRIAGE

Year:   1915           

Place:             

Spouse: Amelia Maria BAKER

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 27/8/1946                          

Place: Bentleigh, Victoria                         

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 7/8/1915; gun shot wound, right arm

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary