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George Brian Cleave

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Brian AWMM
  • Surname
    Cleave AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 8/1216 AWMM
    • WWI 4/1216A AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    5 October 1887 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 8 October 1914 AWMM Hakataramea, Oamaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    General labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    R. Cleave (father), North-east Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 8/1216 AWMM
    • WWI 4/1216A AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 8 October 1914 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Farm hand/Civilian AWMM
    Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died of Coronary Thrombosis, Chronic rheumatic myocarditis, arteriosclerosis & hypertension AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Probably born at Ngapara.

    He was working as a Farm Hand with McKenzie Bros, Hakataramea at enlistment

    Suffered the effects of mustard gas poisoning post World War I.

    Possibly buried at Bluff Cemetery

    Listed at Archives New Zealand as George Briar Cleave 8/1216 (September 2009) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 June 1957 AWMM
    Age 72 AWMM
    Bluff, Southland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: Southland Times, 1957 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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