Service Number
7475
Unit
12th Bn
Date of Enlistment
27/09/1916
Date of Return
03/10/1918
Date of Discharge
22/01/1918
Date of Death
26/01/1953
Service Story
George Cleaver was a 26 year old single seaman from Sandy Bay. He volunteered for enlistment on 27 September 1916 and was allotted to the 25th reinforcements for the 12th Battalion, departing Australia in June 1917 per the HMAT A20 Hororata.
He had volunteered for enlistment on 2 previous occasions, but had been discharged each time. On the second occasion it was stated that he was un-suitable. It was likely that the authorities here had reservations about his suitability given some of the comments in his reports. These were later borne out when he was hospitalised at Cape Town on the way to England. George Cleaver did not see any front line service being returned to Australia several months later for discharge.
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Carr Villa Launceston
Burial Reference
A8-280
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