Clive Wellington Were (1889–1915)
Grandson of stockbroker and Brighton pionerr Jonathan Binns Were. Educated at Melbourne Grammar School 1903-1906. An excellent rifle shot. Went on the land at Officer. He enlisted in August 1914 in the Public Schools Company of the 5th Battalion. He was killed in the Landing at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915. Commemorated at the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli. He was 26.
Original Publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War I service record, item B2455, WERE CLIVE WELLINGTON (National Archives of Australia)
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Were, Francis Wellington (father)
- Were, Jonathan Binns (grandfather)
Citation details
'Were, Clive Wellington (1889–1915)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/were-clive-wellington-20535/text31430, accessed 6 December 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
14 April,
1889
Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
25 April,
1915
(aged 26)
Gallipoli,
Turkey
Cause of Death
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