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Clarence Howard CULPIN

Regimental number5813
Place of birthStoke Newington, England
SchoolCentral State School, Brisbane, Queensland
Other trainingGatton Agricultural College, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressEumundi, North Coast Line, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs Hannah Culpin, Taringa, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 April 1918
Place of death or woundingBuire, Somme Sector, France
Age at death38
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row H, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
107
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Millice and Hannah CULPIN, Taringa, Queensland. Native of Stoke Newington, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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