Clouten, Leslie

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg,Clouten, EdmundLeslie Allen

Service Service Number Number 1494 2421 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 5th April 1918 Gallipoli Peninsula Villers Bretonneux, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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NAME

Clouten, Leslie

SERVICE NO

2421

UNIT

35th Battalion

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

20 yrs 7 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Dora Creek, NSW

ADDRESS

Toronto, NSW

OCCUPATION

Fisherman

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

29 Jun 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Newcastle, NSW

NEXT OF KIN

Father;- W J Clouten, Boat builder Toronto, NSW 3 Apr 1918 Wyong, NSW Mother;- Mrs Jane Coulton Height-5’ 4”. Weight-. Chest - 32½-35½”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown. Scar over L/Eye Brow. Small Scar left ankle.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

16th Infantry

RELIGION

Methodist

EMBARKED

Sydney 17 Oct 1916 per “Borda”

DISEMBARKED

Plymouth 9 Jan 1917

NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS

Wounded 7 Jun 1917 GSW Abdomen ret England via S Africa Abbeville. Rejoined unit 18 Dec 1917 Wounded 3 Apr 1918 but would not leave

DIED

KIA 5 Apr 1918- Villers Bretonneux.

BURIED

Buried in Cemetery near the Railway Station Villers Bretonneux Re-interred Adelaide Brit Cem, Villers Bretonneux Plot 3 Row K Gve 11 British War Medal-48482, Victory Medal-48892. Memorial Plaque & Scroll343507

MEDALS DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

Letters, Cards, YMCA Wallet, 1 Note Book, 2 Letters, Razor, 2 Photos.

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Red Cross Letter from Mable Berrill (London)

REMARKS RED CROSS REPORT

about 3pm with 19 others by Shell fire hitting billet at Villers Bretonneux/ other report says hit by gun fire.

GOSFORD TIMES 2.5.1918. Private Clouten, one time resident of Wyong, has been wounded for the second time in France.

GOSFORD TIMES. 9.5.1918. Private L Clouten, late of Wyong, previously listed as wounded, is now reported to have been killed in action.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3260918

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