Regimental number | 3514 |
Place of birth | Walla Walla New South Wales |
Religion | Lutheran |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | Walla Walla, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, John Christian Klemke, Walla Walla, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3323 Pte Gottleib Herman KLEMKE, 28th Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1917; 6045 Pte Theodore Arthur KLEMKE, Machine Gun Corps Details, returned to Australia, 19 February 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | First given name incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as Gothal . |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KLEMKE Gotthold Reinhold |