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Clifford Edwin Arthur WELLS

Regimental number353
Place of birthLondon England
SchoolLondon County Council School, Hammersmith, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o G Hamilton, Windbridge via Warialda, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Wells, The Haven, Vicarage Road, Thelford, Norfolk, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 December 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death19
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave 21), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Elizabeth and Edwin WELLS.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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