ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

SEMMENS, Clarence

SEMMENS, Clarence

Full Name: Clarence

SEMMENS

Date of Birth: 04

–

1881

Place of birth: Wallsend NSW

Australia

Occupation: Baker

Address: Greenbushes WA

Next of Kin: Mother- Isabella SEMMENS

Next of Kin Address: " Verona " Samuel Street St. Peters NSW

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 4889

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-12-22

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-04-01

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-25

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: France

Age at Death: 36

Burial Location: Ovillers Military Cemetery Ovillers-La-Boiselle France – Plot 16, Row V, Grave No. 5.

13/12/1915- Completed Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Greenbushes WA
22/12/1915- To No. 39 Depot Blackboy Hill WA as Private
28/02/1916- Allotted to 15th Reinforcements 11th Battalion Blackboy Hill
1/04/1916- Embarked Fremantle aboard ” Ulysses ” bound for Egypt
25/04/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to 3rd Training Battalion Egypt
20/05/1916- Transferred to 51st Battalion Egypt
7/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
14/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
25/08/1916- Taken on Strength 51 st Battalion in the field France ex 4th Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France
3/09/1916- Reported Missing in Action France
20/06/1918- Court of Enquiry found soldier to have been Killed in Action France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 35642

Victory Medal – No. 35377

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No.346953.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Greenbushes War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 154.