Russian AnzacsKenneth Cyril McCleland
| Born | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Place | Moscow, Russia |
| Ethnic origin | British |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Mother | Ann McCleland (nee Shanks), born in Russia |
| Family | Wife Cecil McCleland (nee MacDevitt), married 1922 in Port Moresby, Papua |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | By 1901 lived in Tunbridge Wells, England, with widowed mother. Studied at Oxford, including 2 years in officers training corps. |
| Arrived at Australia |
from London on 06.1913 per Osterley disembarked at Melbourne |
| Residence before enlistment | Tresco, Lake Boga, Victoria |
| Occupation | 1915 Farmer, orchardist; 1922-1923 Patrol officer in Papua |
| Naturalisation | Natural born British subject |
| Residence after the war | 1920 Samarai & Buna Bay, Papua |
| Died | 1923, Samarai, Papua |
Service #1
| Service number | 10551 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 27.04.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne |
| Unit | 1st Australian General Hospital, 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance, 4th Australian MG Squadron |
| Rank | Private, Lance Corporal |
| Place | Egypt, Palestine 1915-1919 |
| Awards | 1918 DCM (LG 18/02/1918) |
| Final fate | RTA 19.08.1919 (from England) |
| Discharged | 22.01.1920 |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA) (McCleland)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (McCleland)
Digitised recommendation for award 1 2 (AWM) (MacClelland)
Re-establishment case - L Corporal McCleland (NAA)
Portrait of Trooper K C McCleland DCM, 4thAustralian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron. B01191 (AWM)
Blogs and forums
Mike Lucas, Three Russians in the A.I.F., The Orders and Medals Research Society, Autumn 1993, pp. 224-227 Forum Sammler.ru
Newspaper articles
Papuan notes. - Cairns Post, 28 November 1923, page 3
Gallery
Kenneth Cyril McCleland
B01191 (AWM)