Edmund Archibald CLAYER

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CLAYER, Edmund Archibald

Service Number:	71
Enlisted:	13 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia, 8 July 1887
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	State School, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer/Packer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 15 July 1916, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 104
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove

World War 1 Service

13 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 71, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 71, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide

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Biography

Edmond Archibald CLAYER was born on 8th July, 1887 in Hindsmarsh, South Australia

His parents were William Charles CLAYER and Eliza PIMLOTT

He married Esther CARTER in South Australia in 1910

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"THE LATE PRIVATE E. A. CLAYER.

Private E. A. Clayer, whose death was recently reported, was killed in action in France on July 17. He enlisted in July 1915 and left for the front with the 32nd Battalion last November." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 26 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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