McLAREN, William Alfred Camfield

McLAREN, William Alfred Camfield

Full Name: William Alfred Camfield

McLAREN

Date of Birth: 06

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1893

Place of birth: Cannongate, Edinburgh

Scotland

Occupation: Trucker

Address: Harvey, WA.

Next of Kin: Father- John McLAREN

Next of Kin Address: Harvey, WA.

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 1036

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 5th Australian Broad Gauge Railways Operating Company

Enlistment Date: 1916-09-03

Enlistment Location: Kalgoorlie

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1917-01-29

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Disembarkation Date: 1917-03-27

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-10-03

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03/09/1916- Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Kalgoorlie WA
25/09/1916- To 18th Reinforcements 28th Battalion Blackboy Hill WA as Private
18/12/1916- To Depot Company
01/01/1917- To Railway Corps Blackboy Hill
29/01/1917- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Miltiades ” bound for England
27/03/1917- Disembarked Devonport England ex Australia
27/03/1917- To St. Lucia Barracks Borden England – allotted to 3rd Section Australian Railways Operating Division
11/05/1917- Proceeded Overseas to Australian Railways Operating Division France ex Southampton
02/10/1917- Detached for Duty to 268th Company Royal Engineers in the field France
10/10/1917- Rejoined Unit ex Detachment
11/10/1917- Detached for Duty to 264th Company Royal Engineers in the field France
02/12/1917- Rejoined Unit ex Detachment
17/04/1918- Detached to Railways Operations Division Royal Engineers in the field France
Re-Assigned to Australian Broad Gauge Railways Operating Company in the field France
14/06/1918- Granted Leave England
30/06/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
17/12/1918- Granted Leave England
07/01/1919- Rejoined 5th ABGROC  France ex Leave
13/01/1919- Detached to Railways Operations Division Calais France
26/02/1919- Rejoined 5th ABGROC France ex Detachment
02/05/1919- To No. 3 Group Codford Rngland ex France
01/07/1919- Embarked England aboard ” Karmala ” for Return to Australia
10/08/1919- Disembarked Fremantle WA
03/10/1919- Discharged from Service ( Termination of Period of Enlistment ).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 18114

Victory Medal – No. 17515.