Gordon Herbert CLEAVER

Regimental number	4161
School	Traralgon State School, Victoria
Occupation	Shop assistant
Address	Traralgon, Victoria
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	19
Next of kin	Father, Mr Robert Cleaver, Traralgon, Victoria
Previous military service	Cadets and 13th Light Horse for 5 years
Enlistment date	8 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	12 July 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	7th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/24/4
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	1st Pioneer Battalion
Fate	Killed in Action 21 August 1916
Place of death or wounding	Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death	21
Age at death from cemetery records	21
Place of burial	Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row G, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,   Australian War Memorial	171
Miscellaneous information from   cemetery records	Parents: Robert and Emily CLEAVER "Gordonvale", Traralgon, Victoria
Other details	War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Documents	Official Record
Photos	Studio Portrait