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Richard Arthur CLEWLOW

Regimental number2875
Place of birthHanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
SchoolDresden Church of England, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address427 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, David Clewlow, 93 Cobden Street, Dresden, Staffordshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 May 1917
Place of death or woundingAlbert, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burial]Queant Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 7).
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
90
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Eleanor CLEWLOW, 93 Cobden Street, Dresden, Staffs, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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