Bertie CLEAVER

CLEAVER, Bertie

    Service Numbers: 7581, 7481
    Enlisted: 15 April 1917, Perth, Western Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
    Born: Windsor, England, 12 February 1901
    Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
    Schooling: Eton College, England
    Occupation: Shed hand
    Died: Natural causes, Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia, 14 October 1961, aged 60 years
    Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
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    World War 1 Service

    15 Apr 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7581, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Perth, Western Australia
    29 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7581, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
    29 Jun 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7581, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Fremantle
    8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7581, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), The Battle of Amiens
    16 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7481, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)

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    Biography contributed by John Edwards

    Son of William John Cleaver and Emily Cleaver of Beaufort Street, Perth WA.

    Sentenced to 10 years penal servitude on 03 Oct 1918 having deserted (AWL) on 08 Aug 1918 during the battle of Amiens until 22 Sep 1918. After two weeks the 10 year sentence was suspended and Bertie was released to rejoin his Battalion after serving a total of 30 days.

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