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James William Clingan – ANZAC

Awarded Military Medal in September 1918

When James William Clingan was born on 17th June 1894 in Nyngan, New South Wales, his father, James, was 24 and his mother, Amelia, was 17. He was married twice, first to Ruby May Ellick in 1915 in Sydney and then Ettie Amy Searle in 1935 in New South Wales.

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Nesbitt Black – ANZAC

Nesbitt Black died 23 July 1916

When Nesbitt was born in October 1894 in Alstonville, New South Wales, his father, William, was 26 and his mother, Sarah, was 24. He had six brothers and three sisters. He died on 23 July 1916, in Pozières, Picardie, France, at the age of 21.

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Alexander Stanley Clingan – ANZAC

Alick Clingan died 19 July 1916

When Alick Clingan was born on the 28th November, 1893, in Waterloo, New South Wales, his father, William, was 42 and his mother, Ruth, was 39. He had three brothers and two sisters. He died on the 19th July 1916, in Fromelles,

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