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Clarence Edward Gardiner
| Name on Board | CE Gardiner |
| Name on Service Records |
Clarence Edward Gardiner |
| Enlistment Age | 20 |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Place of Birth | Launceston, Tas |
| Next of Kin | William and Edith Gardiner |
| Address | Weldborough, Tas |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 26/10/1914 |
| Service No. | 1228 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | No embarkation records available |
| Embarkation Date | |
| Embarkation Ship | |
| Unit on Embarkation | |
| Date of Death | 11/09/1915 |
| Unit on Death | 5th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | Died of Wounds received at Gallipoli |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Malta |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta |
Additional Information
Clarence Edward Gardiner enlisted with the Williamstown second contingent of 42 enlistees.
There is a note on Clarence's service records that Williamstown Town Clerk had requested the date of his death.
Australian War Memorial Photo P00545.044 is of Clarence Gardiner's grave in Malta.
Brother: Herbert George Gardiner (1007), enlisted Welborough, Tasmania in May 1915, KIA October 1917 (not on Williamstown Town Hall Honour Board)
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 26 December 1914, p3
Australian War Memorial Photo P00545.044
Grave Sites of Tasmania, Clarence Gardiner
Additional Documents and Photographs
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