CLEAR, Selby George
(Service number 6/1813)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | *1888 | Place of Birth | NZ |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Care of Mr Black, Waihaorunga | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Ellen CLEAR (mother), Mitchell Street, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 4th Reinforcements | ||
| Date | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 9 July 1958 | Age | 70 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Old Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Selby George Cleary was the fifth child of Joseph Sealy and Ellen [née Tipping) Clear. His older brother William Tipping Clear died of disease in 1918; brother Cyril John Clear served in World War I, and brother Frank Clifford was drawn in the ballot. .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 May 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 May 2019]; Waimate Cemetery record
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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