ANNERT, Clive Douglas
| Service Number: | Q147431 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 June 1942, Toowoomba, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6 Advance Workshop |
| Born: | Subiaco, Western Australia, 16 January 1913 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Professional Jockey |
| Died: | Injuries received in Horse Race Fall, Toowoomba General Hospital, Toowoomba, Qld., Australia, 25 September 1944, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland Plot A Row C Grave 12, Toowoomba Cemetery, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba WW2 Roll of Honour Book |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Craftsman, Q147431 | |
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| 22 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, Q147431, 6 Advance Workshop, Toowoomba, Qld. | |
| 22 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q147431 | |
| 25 Sep 1944: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q147431 |
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Son of George William and Mary Winifred ANNERT
Husband of Alice ANNERT of Toowoomba, Qld.
TOOWOOMBA, September 25.
Jockey C. T). Annert, who was seriously injured in a fall at Clifford Park on Saturday, died this morning as the result of his injuries. The stipendiary stewards continued the inquiry into the accident this morning and, after hearing evidence of jockeys who rode in the race, announced that they attached no blame to anyone.
ANNERT'S INJURY
PROVES FATAL
TOOWOOMBA, Monday.— Jockey Clive D. Annert, 31. who received a fractured skull when Vadium fell in the Welter Handican at Clifford Park on Saturday, died at 7.35 a.m. to-day without regaining consciousness. Annert, who was attached to a military workshop in the Toowoomba district, leaves a wife and two children.
The inquiry into the accident was resumed by the stipendiary stewards (Messrs. J. A. Gardiner and J. P. Lockhart, and Mr. J. L. Tancred, honorary steward) this morning. After hearing evidence Mr, Gardiner announced that the stewards attached no blame to anyone.
Addressing G. Pownall, who rode War Boat, winner of the race, Mr. Gardiner said: 'I don't want you to go away and think we cast any slur on your character, because we do not. The occurrence was most unfortunate and purely accidental.'
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