I Cpl
Herbert
James
Clemens
Born in Woodville, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Brother of
William Edward Arthur Clemens, Emily Elizabeth (Clemens) Williams, Alfred Bernard Clemens and Clarence Charles Clemens
Died
at age 23
in France
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jan 2012
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Herbert Clemens is an Anzac who served in World War One.
I Cpl Herbert Clemens was Killed in Action during World War I.
Biography
Herbert was the son of Edward Clemens and Mary Ann Jones. His birth was registered at Pahiatua.
He attended Horoeka School. ( Reg.no 30 - admission 28 July, 1902 - last day 18 December 1903)
Herbert worked as a Labourer for his father in Pukehinau.
He enlisted during WWI and was attached to D Regiment. 7th Reinforcements. Herbert was wounded in June 1917 but remained at duty.
In October 1918 Herbert was serving in the Ruahine Company of the 1st Wellington Battalion as the Allies drove further East towards Maubeuge after the fall of Cambrai. On the evening of October 10th, the 1st Wellington were pushing towards Briastre to secure the railway line on the East side of the River Selle, but was pinned down by heavy machine gun fire as dawn broke. Some managed to get under cover but Ruahine Company was caught on an exposed slope and suffered heavy casualties. It was here that Herbert James Clemens was killed in action on 11 October 1918, exactly one month before Armistice Day.
In 1918, Lce Cpl Herbert James Clemens was killed in action in France aged just 23.
At the time of his death he was serving with 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment.
He is buried at Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension. LOC : V11. D. 11 [1]
Military Record :
Herbert James Clemens - enlisted August 23, 1915 Regimental Number; 9/1413 Rank; Trooper Body of Draft; Seventh. Unit/regiment; Otago Mounted Rifles. 2nd entry; War 1914-1919, First Known Rank Trooper, listed Address; Pukehinau, New Zealand Military District; Wellington Body of Embarkment; 7th Reinforcements, Embarkment UNIT; Otago Mounted Rifles. Embarkment Date; 9th October 1915, Place of Embarkment Wellington Transport; HMNZT 32, HMNZT 33, HMNZT 34, Vessel; Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo Destination; Suez Egypt,Source; Archives New Zealand Wounded in June 1917 - remained on duty Herbert was killed in action aged 23 yrs on 11th October 1918 - his last known rank was Lance Corporal. Herbert is buried at Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension, France
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- Additional information courtesy of family member
- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-BVBW BIRTH
- https://nzwargraves.org.nz/cemeteries/romeries-communal-cemetery-extension
- https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10516581 Military Record
- https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C40563?n=HERBERT%20CLEMENS&ordinal=1&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch Military Index
- https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz : Press 11/10/1918 Pg 8, Dominion 1/11/1918
- Faye Whitfield Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Faye and others.
- NZ BDM (New Zealand Births, Deaths, Marriages)
1895 - Birth - NZ BDM 1895/13165 Clemens, Herbert James (m=) Mary Ann (f=) Edward William
- ↑ Entered by Faye Whitfield, Jan 12, 2012
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Herbert by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Herbert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Herbert by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Herbert:
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~6.25%
Bev (Clemens) Hansen
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UV5293546 [compare], Ancestry member rexandbev22
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~3.12%
Chris Lee :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H148925 [compare]
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