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MEARS, Clarence William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4540 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Granton, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Bridgewater State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 17 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension V B 23, Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bridgewater State School HR, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4540, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4540, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4540, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and a son of Alfred Thomas and Mary Anne Mears. Native of Granton, Tasmania.
His brother Private Arthur Alfred Mears (born Ernest Arthur Albert Mears) also fell.
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