Vivian CLEVELAND

Regimental number5355
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTownsville, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30.1
Height5' 4.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E Cleveland, Burlington Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 20 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 27 September 1915; taken on strength, 9 Bn, 29 July 1916; wounded in action, 13 March 1918.
FateKilled in Action 10 August 1918
Age at death33
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 16). France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
55
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 23 May 1916.

Taken on strength, 9th Bn, France, 29 July 1916.

Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Boulogne, 13 October 1916 (pleurisy); transferred to Northumberland War Hospital, England, 15 October 1916; rejoined 9th Bn, Belgium, 20 October 1917.

Wounded in action, 13 March 1918 (gassed); admitted to Mile End Military Hospital, Bancroft, 19 March 1918; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 3 April 1918; rejoined 9th Bn, in the field, 12 June 1918.

Admitted to 18th Casualty Clearing Station, 15 June 1918 (influenza); discharged to duty, 23 June 1918.

Killed in action, 10 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CLEVELAND Vivian