Clive BLEECHMORE

Badge Number: Z9211, Sub Branch: Perth
Z9211

BLEECHMORE, Clive

Service Numbers: Officer, WX33117
Enlisted: 9 October 1914
Last Rank: Major
Last Unit: 9th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Upper Norwood, London, South East England, 4 June 1892
Home Town: Plympton, City of West Torrens, South Australia
Schooling: University of Adelaide (medicine)
Occupation: Agriculturist
Died: 5 November 1981, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Adelaide Bennett & Fisher WW1 Roll of Honor, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Plympton District Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

9 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Officer
12 Feb 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
12 Feb 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 9th Light Horse Regiment

World War 2 Service

1 Sep 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, WX33117

Distinguished Service Order

'For bold, decisive action near Dumar on the 30th September 1918 whilst in charge of the vanguard. Having located a large column of enemy with transport moving NW along the Beirut road and not withstanding heavy enemy machine gun fire, he disposed his squadron so as to bring fire to bear so effectively that the road was soon blocked with the dead and the transports, thus enabling the complete surrender of the column, which ultimately took place. Again on the 2nd of October 1918 by bold leading after being ordered to seize Khan Ayash he succeeded in heading off the enemy just as they were mounting a machine gun in the Khan.'

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Biography

Son of Henry Stanley BLEECHMORE