CLEAVE, William Ivor / Ivey
| Service Number: | 3033 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 February 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong West, Victoria, Australia , 12 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 5 May 1954, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3033, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3033, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3033, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3033, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left side. On 30 August 1918 he embark the HS Guilford Castle for England | |
| 3 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3033, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharge at the 4th Military District |
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Enlisted and served as William Ivor Cleave
William Ivey Cleave, Son of John Simon Cleave and Martha Elizabeth Cleave nee Stephens of 61 Church Street, Geelong, Victoria.
Brother of Edith Maud Cleave, Ruby Adelaide Cleave, Isabella May Cleave, Amy Beatrice Cleave, Myrtle Martha Elizabeth Cleave, Elizabeth Jane Cleave and John Thomas Cleave
On 7 June 1919 William married Clara Olga Schulz in the Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide
Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1918 on board Mamari (gunshot wound to the side) having served with the 43rd Battalion. Disembarked at Fremantle on 27 January 1919 after which he went AWOL. On 5 February 1919 he was transported back to South Australia on the Great Western Railway
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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