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CLOUSON, Bert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2846 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Strathmerton, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Strathmerton, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tocumwal Memorial Hall Honour Rolls, Tocumwal War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2846, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2846, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2846, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 2846, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2846 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The 6th Battalion joined the August 1918 advance, striking out from Villers-Bretonneux and taking part in the capture of Lihons. Bert Clouson was seen to be hit in the head by a machine gun bullet about 300 yards into the advance. His name is on the Tocumwal War Memorial.