Clough, Stephen

Date of Birth	1885-10-01
Date of Death	1930-08-15
Age	45
Gender	Male
Birth Place	United Kingdom, Walsden
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Suicide

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1912-03-02
Rank	Boatswain
Official Number	1231
Discharged Date	1930-08-15
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Discharge Notes	Still serving on 1/2 pay at time of death
Service Period	1912-1930
Active Service (War service)	WW1
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Cerberus (I) HMVS - Monitor 1871-1901 (1901-1911 unit of CNF, HMAS 1911-1921)

Service 2	RN - Royal Navy
Official Number	223468

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Naval Section (Anglican Area 4)
Section	4 Naval
Row	3
Grave Number	591
Grave Type	Unmarked

Notes

Part of ANMEF operations in New Guinea in 1914. Hung himself in his home in Maxim Road Punchbowl following discharge from RAN. MF - Note two Service History Cards - 1st covered to to Promotion to Acting Boatswain then 2nd created for Boatswain Rank (altered to Officer 's recording system), Death at his own hand took place almost exactly one month from active to inactive service at 1/2 pay 16th July and death 15th August 1930. Therefore death is considered as taken place while still serving.

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veterans Affairs Nominal Roll - Department of Veterans Affairs DVA Commemoration Details

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