| Regimental number | 11613 |
| Place of birth | Eugowra, New South Wales |
| School | Various public schools in Sydney, New South Wales |
| Other training | Hawkesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Manager, butter factory |
| Address | Freeman's Beach, via Windsor, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 36.6 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Clements, Freeman's Beach, via Windsor, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 2, Reinforcement 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/90/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row B, Grave No 11), Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Zeitoun, 14 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 March 1916. Transferred to 104th Battery, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 13 May 1916. Promoted (Temporary) Bombardier, 14 November 1916. Promoted Corporal, 6 January 1917. On leave to England, 11 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 28 August 1917. Wounded in action (compound fractures, left and right feet), 15 September 1917, and admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 17th Casualty Clearing Station. Died of multiple shrapnel wounds, 16 September 1917. Statement, Red Cross File, 11625 Driver C.W. PARNELL, 104 Howitzer Battery, 18 January 1917, re CLEMENTS and 11586 J. MARTIN: 'Martin's mother lives at Chatswood, Sydney. He was rather short and slight, and slightly bald. Clements's name was Percy. He and I enlisted the same day in Sydney. His number was near mine. He was in the 104th Howitzer Batty., 4th Bgde. not 7th. The Battery was formed in Egypt, and he has been in it ever since. Clements and Martin were both at the Battery Position to the left of the Menin Road, near Burr [sic: Birr] Cross Roads. A 5.9 got a direct hit on the gun, and the whole crew were wiped out. This was about the middle of September. Martin was blown to pieces, and nothing was left to bury. Clements was the only man not killed outright. He died of wounds the next day. I saw his grave at Poperinghe in a Military Cemetery alongside No. 2 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. There was a cross with his No. &c. on it.' |
| Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as CLEMENS. |
| Age at death | 38 |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CLEMENTS Percy Edmund
Red Cross File 070611K |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
