Topic: AIF - 3B - 8 LHR
8th LHR, AIF
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
William Leonard Clyne
William Leonard Clyne
Service number: 886
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 8th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 10 August 1916
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: CLYNE, Tpr. William Leonard, 886. 8th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 10th Aug., 1916. Age 22. Son of David Leslie and Martha Clyne, of Clarke Vale, Deniliquin, New South Wales. B. 54.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of William Leonard Clyne from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 886 |
Place of birth | Deniliquin, New South Wales |
School | Superior Public School, Deniliquin, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | North Deniliquin, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Martha Clyne, North Deniliquin, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | 16 December 1914 |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A56 Palermo on 7 May 1915 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds 10 August 1916 |
Place of death or wounding | Sinai Peninsula |
Age at death | 22.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 54), Egypt. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Deniliquin Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: David Leslie (d. 17 March 1910; bu. Deniliquin)and Martha CLYNE (d. 19 July 1951, aged 86; bu. Deniliquin), 'Clarke Vale', Deniliquin |
Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
8th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 8th LHR, Roll of Honour, William Leonard Clyne