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CLAYFIELD, Edward William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2019, S75465 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Struan, South Australia, , 29 September 1889 |
| Home Town: | Coonawarra, Wattle Range, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Penola, South Australia , 29 July 1970, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Penola (New) Cemetery Penola, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1, Penola District WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2019, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2019, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 48th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), C Coy |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Apr 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, S75465 | |
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| 23 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Penola, SA | |
| 23 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, S75465 | |
| 12 Dec 1945: | Discharged |
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Awarded Member of the British Empire (MBE), 1 January, 1968
Co-founder of Coonawarra-Penola RSL Sub-Branch
President, RSL
Inaugural Chairman, Penola & District War Memorial Hospital (having instigated the building of a hospital for the Penola District, as a war memorial).
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