2nd Lt
Cecil Cleary
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1893 |
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Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
General information
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Profession: Clerk |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Second Lieutenant |
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Service number: 142 |
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Enlistment date: 14/04/1917 |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 18th Bn. (New South Wales) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 20/09/1917 |
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Place of death: Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 24 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 23 |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 2
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18th Battalion Australian Infantry New South Wales, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/35/27). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, CLEARY C). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx. Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1598315 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=a9c9bfd8-e225-498e-bc73-1f2ea234b584 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7390275 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=55166 |