McLELLAN C.

Given Names:  Claude Esler

Service Number:  4569

Unit:  14th Battalion, 14th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  19 Yrs  4 Mths

Occupation:  Bank Clerk                                                                                                 

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5 In                     

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  15/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  David Esler McLellan

Junction Estate Agency, Camberwell, Victoria                                                                   

Embarkation Date:  18/2/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ballarat A70

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Takada  

Embarked:  18/7/1919                               

Disembarked:  7/9/1919

Unit:  Cyclists' Battalion                                                                                                                 

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  30/10/1919                     

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  35727

Victory Medal:  35451

Other:    Military Medal (recommended only)

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1896

Place:  Dartmoor, Victoria                        

Father:  David Esler McLELLAN               

Mother:  Charlotte Elizabeth JONES

MARRIAGE

Year:  1927     

Place:             

Spouse: Lillian Flora HILL

DEATH

Date or Year: 16/4/1970                          

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Military Medal recommendation dated 28/9/1918 (no record of award) for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty from 12/4/1918 to 24/9/1918

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew Presbyterian Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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