Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Clements, Richard Herbert

Born 7^th March 1895 Zeehan Tasmania the son of Richard Herbert and Lucy Hannah Clements (nee Clark) a carrier he embarked Melbourne 17^th July 1915 on board “HMAT Orsova” with the 26^th Infantry Battalion.

He was killed in action 20^th September 1915 in Belgium and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Belgium.

His brother Private Robert William Clements (No 427) died 11^th August 1915 from wounds received on the Gallipoli Peninsula and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial Turkey.

Mrs L H Clements has been the recipient of numerous kindly expressions of sympathy over the recent sad loss of her son Private Richard Herbert Clements. After doing duty at Gallipoli he was wounded in the Somme offensive and upon recovery evidently returned to the trenches in France where he lost his life on September 20^th. The bereavement was unexpected for judging from his most recent letters Mrs Clements thought he would be on holiday having a good time in England. It was only last week she cabled her son some money in order to assist him while on furlough. During the past two years Mrs Clements’ cup of sorrow has more than be filled, for during that period she has lost her husband and two sons.

The Weekly Courler 11^th October 1917

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