Albert Joseph Clegg enlisted on the 25th December 1915
in the 24th Infantry Battalion In the Australian Imperial Force, with the rank of Private, Serial Number 4089 and was listed as Killed in Action on the 13th March 1917 Grevillers, France
in the 24th Infantry Battalion In the Australian Imperial Force, with the rank of Private, Serial Number 4089 and was listed as Killed in Action on the 13th March 1917 Grevillers, France
Albert Joseph Clegg
Born: 1880
Place of Birth: Doncaster, Victoria
School attended: Doncaster State School, Doncaster, Victoria
Occupation: Orchardist
Religion: Church of England
Marital Status: Single
Date of Enlistment: 25th December 1915
Locality on Enlistment: State Savings Bank, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Place of Enlistment: Melbourne, Victoria
Age on enlistment: 35yrs 7mths
Service: Australian Infantry
Service Number: 4089
Rank on enlistment: Private
Roll title: 24th Infantry Battalion, 9th to 12th Reinforcements (February-April 1916)
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Date unit embarked Australia: 7th March 1916
Place of embarkation: Melbourne, Victoria
Ship embarked on: HMAT A18 Wiltshire
Displacement: 10,390 tons.
Average speed: 13.5 knots
Owners: Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd London
Commonwealth control ended 2nd October 1917.
Rank in unit served: Private
Appointed Lance Corporal: 5 October 1916
Promoted Temporary Corporal and Made Substantive:
1st November 1916
Promoted Temporary Sergeant: 7th January 1917
Unit served in: 24th Infantry Battalion
Theatre of service: France (Western Front)
Date of death: 13th March 1917
Place of death: Grevillers, France
Cause of Death: Killed In Action
Aged: 37yrs
Place of association: Doncaster, Victoria
Cemetery Details: Adanac Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 2), Miraumont, Peronne, Picardie, France
Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files
Albert Joseph Clegg
Service number: 4089
Rank: Sergeant
Unit: 24th Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Born: 1880
Place of Birth: Doncaster, Victoria
School attended: Doncaster State School, Doncaster, Victoria
Occupation: Orchardist
Religion: Church of England
Marital Status: Single
Date of Enlistment: 25th December 1915
Locality on Enlistment: State Savings Bank, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Place of Enlistment: Melbourne, Victoria
Age on enlistment: 35yrs 7mths
Service: Australian Infantry
Service Number: 4089
Rank on enlistment: Private
Roll title: 24th Infantry Battalion, 9th to 12th Reinforcements (February-April 1916)
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Date unit embarked Australia: 7th March 1916
Place of embarkation: Melbourne, Victoria
Ship embarked on: HMAT A18 Wiltshire
Displacement: 10,390 tons.
Average speed: 13.5 knots
Owners: Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd London
Commonwealth control ended 2nd October 1917.
Rank in unit served: Private
Appointed Lance Corporal: 5 October 1916
Promoted Temporary Corporal and Made Substantive:
1st November 1916
Promoted Temporary Sergeant: 7th January 1917
Unit served in: 24th Infantry Battalion
Theatre of service: France (Western Front)
Date of death: 13th March 1917
Place of death: Grevillers, France
Cause of Death: Killed In Action
Aged: 37yrs
Place of association: Doncaster, Victoria
Cemetery Details: Adanac Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 2), Miraumont, Peronne, Picardie, France
Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files
Albert Joseph Clegg
Service number: 4089
Rank: Sergeant
Unit: 24th Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Location on the Roll of Honour
Albert Joseph Clegg's name is located at panel 101 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT
Total Identified casualties: 1482
Location Information
Miraumont is a village about 14.5 Kms north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 Kms south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The cemetery is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible to this cemetery with some difficulty. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
History Information
The villages of Miraumont and Pys were occupied on 24th -25th February 1917 following the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line. They were retaken by the Germans on 25th March 1918, but recovered the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division on the following 24th August. Adanac Military Cemetery (the name was formed by reversing the name "Canada") was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the Canadian battlefields around Courcelette and small cemeteries surrounding Miraumont, including:- PYS BRITISH CEMETERY, about two thirds of the way from Pys to Courcelette. It contained the graves of 22 soldiers from Canada, two from the United Kingdom and five of unknown Units, and a memorial to 33 men of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada.
PYS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, in the village, made by the 42nd Division in August and September, 1918, and containing the graves of 35 soldiers (and sailors and Marines) from the United Kingdom and one from New Zealand.
AQUEDUCT ROAD CEMETERY, PYS, between Pys and Le Sars, made by the 6th and 99th Infantry Brigades in March, 1917, and containing the graves of eleven soldiers from the United Kingdom.
NEW ZEALAND CEMETERY, GREVILLERS, close to Grevillers Churchyard, containing the graves of 19 New Zealand soldiers who fell in August-September, 1918.
Albert Joseph Clegg's name is located at panel 101 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY, MIRAUMONT
Country: France
Region: SommeTotal Identified casualties: 1482
Location Information
Miraumont is a village about 14.5 Kms north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 Kms south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The cemetery is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.
Visiting Information
Wheelchair access is possible to this cemetery with some difficulty. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our Enquiries Section on telephone number 01628 507200.
History Information
The villages of Miraumont and Pys were occupied on 24th -25th February 1917 following the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line. They were retaken by the Germans on 25th March 1918, but recovered the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division on the following 24th August. Adanac Military Cemetery (the name was formed by reversing the name "Canada") was made after the Armistice when graves were brought in from the Canadian battlefields around Courcelette and small cemeteries surrounding Miraumont, including:- PYS BRITISH CEMETERY, about two thirds of the way from Pys to Courcelette. It contained the graves of 22 soldiers from Canada, two from the United Kingdom and five of unknown Units, and a memorial to 33 men of the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada.
PYS NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, in the village, made by the 42nd Division in August and September, 1918, and containing the graves of 35 soldiers (and sailors and Marines) from the United Kingdom and one from New Zealand.
AQUEDUCT ROAD CEMETERY, PYS, between Pys and Le Sars, made by the 6th and 99th Infantry Brigades in March, 1917, and containing the graves of eleven soldiers from the United Kingdom.
NEW ZEALAND CEMETERY, GREVILLERS, close to Grevillers Churchyard, containing the graves of 19 New Zealand soldiers who fell in August-September, 1918.
SHRINE CEMETERY, GREVILLERS, about 500 metres from Grevillers on the road to Irles, containing the graves of thirteen soldiers from New Zealand and two from the United Kingdom who fell at the end of August, 1918. One grave (Plot IV, Row D, Grave 30) was left in its original position. There are now 3,186 Commonwealth burials and commemorations of the First World War in this cemetery. 1,708 of the burials are unidentified but special memorials commemorate 13 casualties known or believed to be buried among them. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker.
Casualty Details: UK 1986, Canada 1072, Australia 53, New Zealand 70, South Africa 5, Total Burials: 3186
Next of kin: Mother, Mrs Susanna Clegg, 174 Gipps Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Medals Awarded
Casualty Details: UK 1986, Canada 1072, Australia 53, New Zealand 70, South Africa 5, Total Burials: 3186
Next of kin: Mother, Mrs Susanna Clegg, 174 Gipps Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Medals Awarded
British War Medal and Victory Medal
His Father was:
Edward Clegg
Born: 1834
Place of Birth: Not Known ?
Died: 14th August 1914
Aged: 80yrs
Place of Death: Collingwood, Victoria
Date of Service: 18th August 1914
Place of Burial: Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew Victoria
In the: Independent, Section A, Grave 479
His Mother Was:
Born: 1834
Place of Birth: Not Known ?
Died: 14th August 1914
Aged: 80yrs
Place of Death: Collingwood, Victoria
Date of Service: 18th August 1914
Place of Burial: Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew Victoria
In the: Independent, Section A, Grave 479
His Mother Was:
Susanna Whitworth
Date of marriage: 1863
Place of marriage: Victoria
Born: 1836
Place of Birth: Lancashire, England
Died: January 1932
Aged: 96yrs
Place of Death: Preston, Victoria
Date of service: 18th January 1932
Place of Burial: Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew Victoria
In the: Wesleyan, Section A, Grave 635
They had seven children in 12 years.
Source: Ron Mills 2026
Date of marriage: 1863
Place of marriage: Victoria
Born: 1836
Place of Birth: Lancashire, England
Died: January 1932
Aged: 96yrs
Place of Death: Preston, Victoria
Date of service: 18th January 1932
Place of Burial: Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew Victoria
In the: Wesleyan, Section A, Grave 635
They had seven children in 12 years.
Source: Ron Mills 2026
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