CLEAVES, William Mills
| Service Number: | 1170 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Melbourne, Vic., 1889 |
| Home Town: | Broadmeadows, Hume, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne State School |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Zillebeke, near Ypres, Belgium, 31 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dickebusch New Military Cemetery & Extension, Belgium III G 3, Dickebusch New Military Cemetery Extension, Dickebusch, Flanders, Belgium, Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1170, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 1170, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 1170, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Ruth CLEAVES
Gunner William Cleaves, of C sub. rect. 6th Battery, AF A., was killed in action in France on July 31st. Gunner Cleaves was a member of the local Salvation Army Band, the second member to hear the call of his country. He enlisted in the A.F.A. He is the first of the bandsmen to make the supreme sacrifice. Gunner Cleaves was at the landing on Gallipoli, and went through the campaign. Afterwards he went to France where he fought in many hard battles and was wounded several times. He leaves a wife and two children. Gunner Cleaves worked at Newport Shops in his civilian life.
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