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Gordon Herbert CLEAVER

Regimental number4161
Place of birthTraralgon, Victoria
SchoolTralagon State School, Victoria
OccupationShop assistant
AddressTraralgon, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mr R Cleaver, Traralgon, Victoria
Previous military serviceCadets and 13th Light Horse for 5 years
Enlistment date8 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1916
Place of death or woundingMouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCourcelette British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row G, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Emily CLEAVER "Gordonvale", Traralgon, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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