Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHMGS
1st LHMGS, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Roll of Honour
Frank Railton Clinch
Frank Railton Clinch
Service number: 1585
Rank: Driver [Dvr]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: CLINCH, Dvr. Frank Railton, 1585. 1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Sqdn. 4th/6th Aug., 1916. Age 26. Son of Mrs. Florence Agnes Clinch, of Fullarton Estate, South Australia. Native of Glenelg, South Australia.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Frank Railton Clinch from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1585 |
| School | Glenelg State School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Mount Reid, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Florence Agnes Clinch, Florence Street, Fullerton, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 28 July 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 1 September 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 7845 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron |
| Fate | Killed in Action, 4 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
| Age at death | 26 |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, 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: 1st LHMGS, AIF, Roll of Honour, Frank Railton Clinch
