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Edward CLINCH

Regimental number2790
Place of birthVictoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
Address4 Mater Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinWife, Mrs L Clinch, 4 Mater Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Enlistment date1 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 10 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlsited 1 July 1915 - 6 Battalion 9th reinforcement; taken on strength 6 Battalion 7 January 1916; 58 Battalion 17 February 1916.
FateKilled in Action 15 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Age at death37
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, RowK. Grave No. 115), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. Collingwood, Victoria

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