Private

Ernest Cleaver

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Richard and Annie Sophia Cleaver, of Taihape, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

At the time of his death, he was "assigned" to the 32nd Infnatry - a fake regiment, part of Operation Crusade, a deception to make the Germans believe that more Allied troops existed. Other "fake" regiments included the 1st SAS and the 40th Armoured Division.

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16407
Name:
Ernest Cleaver
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
29 October 1918
Place of Birth: 
Taihape, Manawatu, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Annie Sophia Cleaver (mother), Kiwi Road, Taihape, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kiwi Road, Taihape, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Stock Agent with New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency, Taihape
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
21 June 1941
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 February 1941
Destination:
Egypt (16 March 1941)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Column 102.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Ernest Cleaver
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