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VIVIAN, Clarence James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX1700 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 March 1940, Port Pirie, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Pirie, SA, 3 August 1918 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Mark's School Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 9 November 1942, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Mar 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SX1700 | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Port Pirie, SA | |
| 15 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX1700, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Cpl. Clarence James Vivian 2/31st Batt. AIF of 75 Fifth Street Port Pirie. Aged 24. Son of Mrs Rose E and the late Mr A E Vivian, of Port Pirie. Educated at St Mark's School, Port Pirie. Was very fond of football. Enlisted in AIF in February 1940 and sailed for England and Scotland and then went to the Middle East where he saw active service. Returned to Australia in March 1942 and then left for New Guinea, where he was killed and is now buried.
Information supplied from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who have enlisted in the Second World War.