Topic: AIF - 4B - 4 LHR
4th LHR, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Clifford Knapsey Wheelens
Clifford Knapsey Wheelens's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Clifford Knapsey Wheelens
Service number: 1051
Rank: Corporal [Cpl]
Unit: 4th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 November 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: WHEELENS, Cpl. Clifford Knapsey, 1051. 4th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 4th Nov., 1917. Age 25. Foster son of Mrs. J. Wilks, of 258, Bellerine St., South Geelong, Victoria, Australia. E. 402.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Clifford Knapsey Wheelens from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1051 |
| School | Swanston Street State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Bellane Street, Geelong South, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Mrs J. Wilks, Bellane Street, Geelong South, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served with Birregurra Light Horse, Victoria. |
| Enlistment date | 26 January 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name does not appear on Nominal Roll |
| Place of death or wounding | Died of wounds 4 November 1917, Beersheba, Sinai |
| Age at death | 24 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of HonourThe Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 4th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Clifford Knapsey Wheelens
