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Personal data

• Name CLEAVE
• Initials CS
• First name CHARLES SYDNEY
• Place of birth London
• Country England
• Last residence Colinroobie, New South Wales, Australia
• Family Son of Frederick and Clara Florence Cleave, of 112, Canterbury Rd., West Kilburn, London, England.
• Profession Blacksmith

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment Enlisted 25 April 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
• Service number 1629
• Rank Corporal
• Medals 1914/15 Star Medal, Victory Medal, British War Medal
• Regiment and unit 17th Bn. Australian Infantry
• Division - Brigade 5th Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division 2nd Australian Division
• National force A.I.F.
• Other data related to military career Embarked Sydney 12 May 1915; to France 17 March 1916; transferred to England 3 August 1916; promoted Corporal 11 August 1917

Death

• Wounded 31 July 1916, bomb wounds hand
  5 November 1917
• Type of wounds Died of shrapnel wounds penetrating lung, n°17 CCS
• Date of death 6 November 1917
• Died at the age of 25
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXI - GG - 6A

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