CLEAR, William Tipping
(Service number 60904)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 01/04/1884 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E Clear (mother) Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 33rd Reinforcements Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 13 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 98 Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 October 1918 | Age | 36 |
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| Place of Death | Palestine | ||
| Cause | died of disease (maleria) | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Gaza War Cemetery, Israel | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Hakataramea War Memorial as W J Clear?; St Augustine Church War memorial; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Joseph Sealy and Ellen (nee Tipping) Clear, Waimate
Sources
Other brothers to serve, Cyril John Clear 6/431, (Sealy)George Clear 6/1813 died 1958
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