Regimental number | 136 |
Place of birth | Coolgardie, Western Australia |
School | Cottesloe State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | App machinist |
Address | Ocean Road, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, William Edward Clare, Ocean Road, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 88th Infantry; 86th Infantry Battalian (Senior Cadets) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 22.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Edward and Lavinia CLARE. Born in Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 488 Pte Alfred Melbourne CLARE, 44th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |