Robert John McClelland
Personal details
| Mother's name | Isabella |
| Father's name | Thomas McClelland |
| Date of death | Monday 26 April 1915 |
| Place of death | Gallipoli |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
Service details
| Date enlisted | Monday 17 August 1914 |
| Rank at enlistment | Sergeant |
| Rank at discharge | Sergeant |
| Service | Infantry |
| Unit | 3rd Battalion |
| Company | C Company |
| Awards | 1914/1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Story
Robert McClelland (Service No 82) was born in Kempsey about 1894. At the time of enlistment he was a single 20 year old mechanical engineer working at Port Kembla. He had served in 37th Infantry CMF.
He embarked as a sergeant with C Company, 3rd Battalion on HMAT A14 Euripides on 19th October 1914. After training in Egypt he went to Gallipoli arriving on the 25th and was killed while fighting near Courtneys Post the next day. Robert is buried in Steeles and Courtneys Post Cemetery. He is remembered on the Wollongong Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour.
His parents were deceased when he enlisted and his sister Isabella is listed as next of kin. He had 2 sisters enlist and serve with the Nursing and Medical Corps.
Note: The AIF Project has transposed the birth information about the two Robert John McClellands who served in WW I. The other Robert John McClelland's Service No is 2697
Information sources
NAA: B2455, MCCLELLAND R JRelated links
https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=194219
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2831705/McCLELLAND,%20ROBERT%20JOHN