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Gordon CLYDE

Regimental number6843
Place of birthSingleton, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMiner
AddressPO, Scarborough, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31.3
Height5' 6"
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Clyde, Wonthaggi, South Gippsland, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of bad teeth)
Enlistment date3 October 1916
Place of enlistmentCootamundra, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Port Nicholson on 8 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1919
Discharge date29 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board Ht 'Armagh', 5 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 31 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 29 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNext of kin entered as Mrs H. CLYDE on Embarkation Roll, copying the original Attestation Form which shows next of kin as Helen CLYDE.
SourcesNAA: B2455, CLYDE Gordon

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