CLARE, Alfred John
| Service Number: | WX14508 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 24 April 1922 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Garage Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 30 August 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX14508 | |
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| 23 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX14508, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jan 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX14508, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion, per HT de France to Middle East | |
| 13 Feb 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX14508, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion, ex Bombay per HMT City of Paris | |
| 18 Sep 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX14508, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion, ex Brisbane to Port Moresby per SS James Wilson |
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 141. Alfred was born 24th April 1922, and prior to the war he was a garage hand of North Perth WA. He served in the 2nd/16th Inf Bn with the rank of Private. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 30th Aug 1942. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.
Submitted 14 May 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Chris Buckley
Alfred was the youngest and only surviving child of Alfred Melbourne Clare (b1890 in Melbourne, Victoria) and Jane Annie Willie (b1895 in Bunbury WA). Alfred Snr (a Linotype Printer) and Jane (a Dressmaker) married in Fremantle WA in 1919 when Alfred Snr returned from WWI. They settled in Perth WA where Alfred Snr was a Linotype Printer.
Alfred was a Garage Hand in Perth WA when he enlisted in the Australian Army in June 1941. He served as a Private (Service No:WX14508) with2/14 Infantry Battalion in the Middle East and New Guinea. Alfred was reported as MiA on 5 October 1942 and declared KiA on 10 November 1942.
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