ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

ROSE, William Clifton

Full Name: William Clifton

ROSE

Date of Birth: 08

–

1893

Place of birth: Capel

Australia

Occupation: Orchardist

Address: Capel WA

Next of Kin: Father-Samuel Clifton Rose, Mother-Susanna Marie Rose

Next of Kin Address: Capel WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 941

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-08-18

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1914-11-02

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1914-11-26

Locations Served:

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Died of Illness

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Mudros Lemnos

Age at Death: 21

Burial Location: East Mudros Military Cemetery Lemnos- Plot 1, Row F, Grave 108

18/08/1914-Joined 11th Battalion 3rd Brigade as Private
2/03/1915-Joined Gallipoli Campaign ex Alexandria as Private
18/03/1915-Transferred No. 1 Stationary Hospital Mudros Lemnos ( Sick-NYD )
31/03/1915-DIED OF ILLNESS- Mudros Village Lemnos ( Pneumonia ).

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star- Medal No. 5134

British War Medal – No. 4167

Victory Medal – No. 4166

Memorial Plaque/Scroll- No. 306404.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Capel War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 63.

 

MEMORIAL

There is a Memorial to this soldier in the Capel Cemetery WA.

( Sincere thanks to Jen THOMSON for advising of this memorial in her work ” Capel Connections “, February 2018. )