George CLEAVER

CLEAVER, George

Service Number: 1059
Enlisted: 16 March 1915, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 26th Infantry Battalion
Born: Evandale, Tasmania, 1887
Home Town: Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling: Evandale State School, Tasmania
Occupation: Tailor
Died: Killed in Action, Western Junction, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

16 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1059, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD
29 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1059, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 1059, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas and Mary Cleaver of 25 Foster Street, Launceston, Tasmania

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal